Pardubice Crematorium () is a crematorium in

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. Built in 1921–1923, it was the first Czech crematorium. It is a national cultural monument.

Description and history

The crematorium was designed by the Czech architect

Pavel Janák Pavel Janák (12 March 1881 in Karlín – 1 August 1956 in Prague- Dejvice) was a Czech modernist architect, furniture designer, town planner, professor and theoretician. Life Janák studied with Otto Wagner in Vienna between 1906 and 1908 ...

in the Czech Art Deco style and built in 1921–1923. It was the first Czech crematorium. The project came from a tender that was opened at the end of 1918 and took place in 1919. Janák's project was chosen from 81 architectonical designs. The design of the crematorium was influenced by old Slavic mythology and the concept of ancient Christian basilicas. Janák was inspired by

Peter Behrens Peter Behrens (14 April 1868 – 27 February 1940) was a leading Germany, German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG turbine factory, AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, desi ...

' conception of the crematorium in

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. Since 2010, the building has been protected as a national cultural monument.

References

{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Pardubice Buildings and structures completed in 1923 Crematoria in Europe Death in the Czech Republic 1923 establishments in Czechoslovakia 20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic National cultural monuments of the Czech Republic