Grand Cinema (Velke Kino) with the Moscow Hotel (formerly the Spolecensky Dum or Community House Hotel) behind it, Labour Square, Zlin
Architect/Designer | Gahura, Frantisek, Lydia (1891-1958) |
| Karfik, Vladmir (1901-1996) |
| Lorenc, Miroslav (1896-1943) |
Country | Czech Republic |
City | Zlin |
Subject Date | 1932 |
Image Date | 1949 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 773 Czechoslovakia |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Hotels ; Cinemas |
NOTES: The cinema with over 2000 seats was the largest in central Europe when it opened and its design has been ascribed variously to Miroslav Lorenc and Frantisek Gahura. The hotel's initial design was by Lorenc but Vladimir Karfik took over the job and redesigned and completed the construction.
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