National Museum, Prague


Related person
Josef Schulz (architect)
Date
1818 (original creation);1885-1891 (rebuilt);1945 (paritally bombed during World War II);1947 (reopened);1968 (damaged by machine-gun fire);1970-1972 (restoration);1972-1978 (destruction due to Prague Metro);2011-2018 (renovations)
Location
Europe->Czech Republic->Královéhradecký Kraj->Nové Město nad Metují
Description
The largest and oldest Czech museum founded in 1818 is housed in a monumental neo-renaissance building from the years 1885 - 1890 that dominates the Wenceslas Square.
Style/Period
19th Century (1800 - 1899 CE)
Material
stone and/or rock