Josef Gočár

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Josef Gočár March 13, 1880, Semín near Přelouč - September 10, 1945, Jičín), was a Czech architect, one of founders of modern architecture in Czechoslovakia.

[edit] Works

• Wenke Department Store, Jaroměř, (1909-1911)
• House of the Black Madonna, Prague's Old Town (1911-1912)
• Bauer villa, Libodřice near Kolín, (1912-1913)
• A 10 year period of town planning and building design for Hradec Králové where a large street still bears his name today.

[edit] See also

• Czech Cubism

[edit] External links

• Biography (in English)
• Short biography (in English)
• Biography (in Czech)
• List of works (in Czech)
• Photographies of his works (text in Czech)