Prague’s Metropolitan Building: An Astounding Art Nouveau Palace

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Peter Moruzzi

During a recent visit to Prague I visited perhaps the most extraordinary example of high art nouveau architecture in Central Europe, the city’s Municipal Building.  Although neither Modern nor in America, this building demanded a thorough exploration and this resulting 3 and a half-minute video.

About Peter Moruzzi

Author and historian Peter Moruzzi is passionate about the middle decades of the 20th century: its nightlife, classic dining, and architecture. Born in Concord, Massachusetts and raised in Hawaii, Moruzzi graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and later attended the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. In 1999, he founded the Palm Springs Modern Committee (PS ModCom) an architectural preservation group. He is the author of "Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground," "Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour From Palm Springs to the Salton Sea," "Classic Dining:Discovering America's Finest Mid-Century Restaurants," "Palm Springs Paradise: Vintage Photographs from America's Desert Playground," and "Greetings from Los Angeles." His latest pictorial history, "Greetings from Las Vegas" will be available in September, 2019.
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1 Response to Prague’s Metropolitan Building: An Astounding Art Nouveau Palace

  1. Regina O'Brien says:
    June 4, 2012 at 7:35 am

    Wonderful!

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    Reply

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