
V. Wittreicha and H. Deutsche, Brno
The building of V. Wittreicha and H. Deutsche is a residential building with a commercial ground floor built in the late 1920s for the German merchants. The architect of the design was Otto Eisler, who got inspired by German architecture while he was studying at the Deutsche Technische Hochschule in Brno. The commercial ground floor is visually separated by a distinct horizontal and exposed structure.
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Sight Name: V. Wittreicha and H. Deutsche
Sight Location: Brno, Czech Republic (See walking tours in Brno)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Brno, Czech Republic (See walking tours in Brno)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Brno Introduction Walking Tour
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Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.7 Km or 1.7 Miles
Brno is known for its exhibition center, one of the largest in Europe. It is also known for its international fireworks competition, Fire of Brno. The long history of fireworks and pyrotechnics are seen in the Spilberk Castle... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.7 Km or 1.7 Miles
Functionalist Architecture in Brno
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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles
In the wake of World War I, an international functionalist architecture movement emerged as... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.5 Km or 0.9 Miles