Another History of Architecture adventure! We started with a tour of František Bilek’s chateau. He not only designed the building, but he was responsible for creating all of the decorations inside it as well. That means the sculptures on the first floor are his works, and so are each of the pieces of furniture, door-handles and window-hinges. Can you imagine such a project?! I think it would be wonderfully fun but hugely intimidating because it’s so…huge.
After the chateau, we walked past some other art nouveau buildings on the way to Letna park. We wondered at massive and beautiful buildings (many of them currently private residences) and wondered, gaped at the Prime Minister’s old official villa, and then admired the view of Prague at night as seen from a park look-out. It’s a funny thing: since daylight savings time, this class takes place entirely in the dark. We’ve been spending more time inside buildings as a result, but this also means that my pictures haven’t been coming out so well.
Just a thought: I wonder what the people who live in these buildings think when they look out the window to see my professor walking his bike and 12 of us students following beside him. We approach the building and stand there looking at it as he points out different details and explains its history… What a strange thing to see out one’s kitchen window on a Wednesday night.
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