Straka_Academy

Straka Academy

Straka Academy

Building in Prague, Czech Republic

The Straka Academy (in Czech: Strakova akademie) is the seat of the Government of the Czech Republic.[1] It is a Neo-baroque building situated on the left bank of Vltava river, Malá Strana, Prague. It was designed by the architect Václav Roštlapil and built between 1891 and 1896. The building originally served as a dormitory for impoverished children of the Czech nobility.

Straka Academy in 1914.
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    "Visit Straka's Academy - the seat of the Czech Republic Government and of the Office of the Czech Republic Government". Government of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 11 June 2013.


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