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Straka Academy

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Straka Academy
File:Garden of Straka Academy, Prague Malá Strana.jpg
Garden in front of Straka Academy
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General information
Architectural styleNeo-baroque
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
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Construction started1891; 135 years ago (1891)
Completed1896; 130 years ago (1896)
Design and construction
ArchitectVáclav Roštlapil
Website
http://www.vlada.cz

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.

File:StrakaAcademy.jpg
Straka Academy in 1914.

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