Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

The Palác Adria is an important architectural landmark. It was built in 1923 – 1924 for the insurance company Réunione Adriatica di Sicurta. The architects Pavel Janík and Josef Zasch used the rondo-cubist style for the facade and when working on the front of the building they were inspired by the tower and battlement motifs of the renaissance palaces of the lords of Central Italy. The Palác Adria lies in a very prominent position on the corner of Národní třída and Jungmannova ulice, with a passage inside the building linking the two streets.