Havířov railway station

Havířov
train station
Main building of Havířov train station in 2009
Location	Havířov  Moravian-Silesian Region  Czech Republic
Coordinates	49°47′29″N 18°24′46″E / 49.79139°N 18.41278°E / 49.79139; 18.41278Coordinates: 49°47′29″N 18°24′46″E / 49.79139°N 18.41278°E / 49.79139; 18.41278
Owned by	České dráhy (ČD)
Operated by	České dráhy (ČD)
Construction
Architect	Josef Hrejsemnou
History
Opened	1910 (1910)
Rebuilt	1964-1969
Location
Havířov Location within Czech Republic

Havířov railway station is a train station in Havířov, Czech Republic. Its main building is one of the best examples of the Czechoslovak avant-garde artistic movement known as the Brussels style of the 1960s.^[1]

History

Interior with staircase

The first train station was opened at this place in 1910. After the city of Havířov was founded after the Second World War it was needed to rebuild the station and to build a new station building. The new building was built in 1964-1969 by the Moravian architect Josef Hrejsemnou in the so-called Brussels style.^[2] In the interior there is a huge glass mosaic designed by Czech painter and glass designer Vladimír Kopecký.^[3] The owner České dráhy (Czech Railways) plans to demolish this building because of its neglected state. Many architects, art historians and others protest against this decision.^[1]

References

1. 1 2 "Příliš senzační BruselHavířovské nádraží se už nehodí". http://www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014.  External link in |website= (help)
2. ↑ Strakoš, Martin. "Vlakové nádraží" (in Czech). Důl architektury. Retrieved 18 July 2014. 
3. ↑ "Nádraží v Havířově památkou? Ministerstvo znovu jedná". www.ceskatelevize.cz. Česká televize. Retrieved 18 July 2014. 

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