House ref. no. 235

Link to the Historical center video clip.

House ref. no. 235 (36 nam. Republiky), "The Red Heart" (U cerveneho srdce), a newly constructed building from 1894, designed by Rudolf Stech, decorated with sgraffito by Mikulas Ales showing a knight on horseback.

Originally there was a Renaissance building here with rich ornamental sculpture; the beautiful portal has been transferred to the repository of the museum.

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Milos Wimmer,  August 1998

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