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Tato prezentace je hrazena z projektu:. Spolupráce s partnery – základ kvalitní odborné výuky Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.1.01/02.0033. A Building of the Czech Post. by David Cabejšek, Tomáš Chytka ve školním roce 2011/2012. History.
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Tato prezentace je hrazena z projektu: Spolupráce s partnery – základ kvalitní odborné výuky Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.1.01/02.0033
A Building of the Czech Post by David Cabejšek, Tomáš Chytka ve školním roce 2011/2012
History • The building of a post office was built by an architect Rudolf Wolf in 1898. • This new building replaced the original one in Gottwald´s Square and became was one of three main post offices which were located in Třebíč. • Earlier, in 1897, another post office was built in the area of a shoe factory in Borovina. • A third post office was put into operation in Engelsova Street in 1963.
In a two-storey house there were except a post office also a telegraph and a telegraph exchange. • In the telegraph exchange there worked 22 people. • The first operator was a rich burgher and businessman Karel Fundulus.
Architecture • A so-called columbine is situated on the ground floor on the left from the main entrance. It is above the ledge between the third and fourth window. • On the shield below the symbol there always used to be a bilingual name of the office, in this case it was: a CK post office, a telegraph and a telephone office. • The building still has only two floors. • Among interesting architectural elements belong so-calledcaryatids(small sculptures of naked women that can be found between windows) • On the corner there is a roof in the shape of a tower. • Significant elements called pediments are located above the windows.
Pic. Details of caryatids and frontons located above windows