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Domovina

Coordinates: 50°06′14″N 14°27′10″E / 50.103817°N 14.452722°E / 50.103817; 14.452722
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Domovina
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General information
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°06′14″N 14°27′10″E / 50.103817°N 14.452722°E / 50.103817; 14.452722
Construction started1919
Completed1921
Design and construction
Architect(s)Otto V. Máca and Karel Roštík

Domovina (in English: Homeland) is a modernist building in Prague 7-Holešovice. It was built between 1919 and 1922 to house a co-operative of railway workers and conductors. The building was designed by Otto V. Máca a Karel Roštík and is listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.[1]

On 18 to 23 February 1929, a congress of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia took place in the Domovina hall. Klement Gottwald was elected the chairman of the party. On the facade, there is a plaque commemorating this event.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "činžovní dům - "Domovina"" (in Czech). MonumNet (Národní památkový ústav). Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Na pamětní desce zůstává Klement Gottwald". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDnes. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2012.