The National Theatre in Prague and the Problem of its Corner

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The National Theatre in Prague and the Problem of its Corner

GALETA, Jan

Základní údaje

Originální název

The National Theatre in Prague and the Problem of its Corner

Autoři

GALETA, Jan

Vydání

ARCHITECTURA-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTE DER BAUKUNST, 2025, 0044-863X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60401 Arts, Art history

Stát vydavatele

Německo

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1515/atc-2022-1007

UT WoS

001491596800013

Klíčová slova anglicky

Historicism; Architecture of 19(th) century; Josef Zítek; Franz Fröhlich

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 9. 12. 2025 09:33, Mgr. Ester Gaja Pučálková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Participants in two competitions for the Czech National Theatre in Prague (1854 and 1866) had to deal with a challenging building programme, especially with the unsuitable building site, which had an acute angle at one corner. Scholarly literature has focused mainly on the executed project by Josef Z & iacute;tek, whose personality is also surrounded by the myth of the genius architect. By analysing six competing architectural designs, the presented paper argues that although Z & iacute;tek's project was the best in terms of the external form of the building, in terms of the solution to the problematic acute corner, most of the other competitors also approached the task with an unusual degree of resourcefulness. Especially Franz Fr & ouml;hlich, who, even on an unfavourable plot, managed to design a symmetrical building, and Ign & aacute;c Ullmann, who, against all period architectural opinions, courageously used acute angle instead of hiding it. Thus, the paper argues that most architects approached the corner problem with original solutions and that, therefore their works witness the innovative power and possibilities of the 19(th) century architectonical approaches.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1715/2024, interní kód MU

Název: Dějiny umění a Longue Durée: performativita a ekosystémy

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Dějiny umění a Longue Durée: performativita a ekosystémy

Citovat

GALETA, Jan. The National Theatre in Prague and the Problem of its Corner. ARCHITECTURA-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTE DER BAUKUNST. 2025, roč. 52, 1-2, s. 102-121. ISSN 0044-863X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1515/atc-2022-1007.

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GALETA, Jan. The National Theatre in Prague and the Problem of its Corner. \textit{ARCHITECTURA-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GESCHICHTE DER BAUKUNST}. 2025, roč.~52, 1-2, s.~102-121. ISSN~0044-863X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1515/atc-2022-1007.

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