Zvuky Prahy / Sounds of Prague

terénní nahrávky, zvukové umění, rádio, zvukové procházky
field recordings, sound art, radio, sound walks

Water inside the Česká spořitelna bank

Tags: water steps
Creator: milos (Miloš Vojtěchov...)
Submitted: 2015-04-09
Recorded: 2015-02-28
Licence: Creative Commons Licence
Download: sporitelna.mp3

Česká spořitelna Bank is located in the block between Jugoslavská and Anglická street in Vinohrady. You can enter from the main entrance or the rear one at Anglická. Modernist facade leads the pedestrians into the historical part. In the hall gurgles the fountain and the time count the numbers on light boards. The building was built after the design of Josef Franzl in collabodation with Ignác Ullmann, Antonín Baum and Bedřich Münzberger. The interior is the work of Antonin Barvitius and frescoes by Viktor Barvitius. Municipal Savings Bank in Vinohrady was inaugurated in 1878. Viktor Barvitius inside pictures about finance are worth visiting for clients Commercial Bank, Unicreditbank, Reiffeissen, Fiobank and all other banks.