Sightseeing in Prostějov
The Marigold house (T. G. M. Sq. 5) medieval with later Gothic portal, reconstructed 2nd half of 19th cent. in late classical style with Jugendstil elements. Frontispiece bears a mosaic of the Virgin Mary designed by Jan Köhler 1933
House of Jan Pavlát from Olšany (T. G. M. sq. 11) originally Gothic with a Renaissance alehouse built first quarter 16th cent. Reconstructed 1839. The facade bears a sculpture of St.Roch, which the widow of the house owner, Italian merchant Roch Prestinary, had made after his death in 1736.
Now let us have a close look at the extensive House No. 12 on the narrow western side of T. G. Masaryk Square. In the niche of its neo-renaissance facade there is a Sculpture of St. Margaret (with a dragonet). The Late Gothic portal in the right wall of the passage comes from the period of about 1500, while the vault of the passage was changed several times. In 1993 - 94 new attic rooms werw built there for the municipal office.
The town hall was built on the spot of ex-military barracks in years 1911 - 1914 according to the desing of Karel Hugo Kepka. The building is built in historical style. Narrow front face is not planned symmetricaly. The dominantig feature of town hall creates four - edged tower of side 9 m with the clock, which is finished by the rotund superstructure and a copper dome. Front face is 28,7 m long, up to the cornice 19,5 m high, total height is 66 m. Over the bow - window is dominantig astronomical clock, which shows calendar months in a wear, position of moon and sun on the sky. To the main interior part of the town hall belong sculptured work,stucco decoration and renge of utility work. On the realization of utilitarian work and products, glass door, decorative windows, lighting stands, chandeliers, furniture, took part woorkpeople and craftsmen from Prostejov. Firm Vulkania carried out beaten work and chandeliers, Josef Bernouer sculptured and stone work, Vladimir Pleskly stucco work, Robert Koraljka chairs and furniture, Bedrich Zahradnik lattice and stove.In the interior decoration are used unrenaissance component units, meandr, pearl, circular and spiral. Another decorative components on banister and on the lights are strongly influenced by Art Nouveau. At the entrance of the building is dominanting white colour, in another parts are mainly orches, red and braun colours, bud also gold. On the walls is used artifical or natural stone. Artifical stone predominates in wall facings, on stairways and the landing of stairs. Fireplaces of the rooms docorates kararas s marble.
Another example of the eclectic decorative style about 1910 is the corner Building of the former Živnostenská banka (Trade Bank, No.7), designed by Osvald Polívka, a Prague architect. The relief archers around the show-windows have been prolonged to form an ogee-arch, typical of the late Gothic.
The northern side of the T. G. Masaryk Square used to be the promenade in Prostějov, and its popular name was " na grejcarce " (on the farthing). The largest shops were concentrated on this part of the square. The New house on the corner (No. 18) was erected in the 18th century. It is obvious from the outside, it has a mansard roof, frequently used in the baroque period, and also inside, according to the cross-arched and prussian vaults. Its facade, however, is in the Biedermeier style and comes from 1818.
The house called "The Post Office" (No. 20) has a late baroque portal with the emblems of the Austrian Imperial Post Office
The House of the Golden Well (T. G. M. Sq. 21) originally late Gothic. Early Baroque portal of 1666. Ceramic house sign by J. Köhler 1936. Passage roofed with pointed Gothic arch circa 1300
The house at St. Anthony, 19th cent. (T. G. M. Sq. 22) birth place of the poet Jiří Wolker. Bust of J.W.by J. Tříska 1966
Onšův dům (the Oneš House, No 24) has a most remarkable portal.
The Three Squirrels (No.27) is a house built has adjecent plots. The renaissance vault in its pasage has been preserved. The 2nd floor was added to it in 1912
The White Swan house (T. G. M. Sq. 28) with house sign in relief. Stands on the site of two gothic houses and altered several times. Last alteration 1898 - 1907
The Old Town Hall, Renaissance (1521 - 1530), now Prostějov Museum. Decorated entrance portal 1538 - 39. Re-styled Baroque with addition of loggia 1697. Restored 1920s and 1930s.
Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross - end 14th cent. Baroque reconstruction 1702. Remains of medieval way of the cross in the parish garden.
Renaissance Mansion in Perštýnské square built 1528 - 1530 under the Lords of Pernštejn. The Mansion portal of 1568 - 72 with hal figures of Vratislav II of Pernštejn and his wife. Arms of Lichtenstein added 1604. The gate is carved with symbols of the Pernštejn and Šelemberk families.
The national House Theatre - Vojáčkovo square 1. The national House in Prostějov ranks among J. Kotěra´s most outstanding works, and is at the same time one of the highlights of Czech Art Nouveau and Modernism in general. The functional division of the building into theatre, club, seat of an assiciation and a connecting section including a restutant and a large hall is also reflected by the geometrical shape of the individual elements of the complex. Admirable is the precise finish of the smallest details, bus also the "grand form" of the structure as a whole.
A great deal of the original décor has been preserved in the lecture - hall (situated on the 1st floor of the connecting part) in the club rooms and function rooms in the House of Associations. These rooms, painted after a design by František Kysela, are not open for public viewing.
The ground-floor of the Connecting Section, whose walls are decorated with motifs of a Hanák girl and a deer by František Kysela, accommodated a stylish restaurant, with Ceramic Fireplace designed by Karel Petr. The motif of a geometrically stylised female figure also appears on the Fountain built from coloured majolica, on the corner of Školní street. The Fountain is by Stanislav Sucharda.
Baroque church of St John of Nepomuk - by together with a monastery of The Merciful Brothers from 1751 - 1755. Decorated with paintings by A. Sebastini, sculptures by J. Schubert.
Prish church of St Peter and Paul (Petrské square). Earlier interior reconstructed 1728 - 1731 in the Baroque style. Elevated to parish church 1938 and placed under Salvadorian control. Restored 1939 - 1940 and given an onion - domed tower. The nearby Baroque chapel of St. Lazarus of 1726 stands at a corner of the former cemetery.
Church of St. Cyril and Methodius (Brněnská) formerly Capuchin. 1860s late baroque. Reconstructed in New Baroque style 1902 - 1903.
The Botanic Garden Prostejov (Lidická street). The Botanic Garden in Prostejov has been included into the international list of the Botanic Gardens since 1986.The Town representation decided to establish the Botanic Garden in 1932. The area of former cemetery and adjoining street Lazarety were chosen for its location. The effort of the professors: Vaclav Spitzner, Rudolf Wolf, Frantisek Havranek, Frantisek Cvetler and MUDr. Jaroslav Mathon was filled by that. In the year 1933 on March 24th, “The Kuratorium for the Botanic Garden in Prostejov” was established and some of its members were: professors Wolf and Jaroslav Havranek. The Kuratorium wanted to work out the type of such Botanic Garden, where interesting plant unions of Prostejov would be represented.
The garden was opened on September 9th 1934. The first area of the garden was 1.5ha. During the World War II, 3000 square meters of the garden were taken away and the collection was destroyed. After the war the Botanic Garden was restored, but it has never become as big as before. The area and collections were renewed. The Botanic garden now serves especially to students and school children it is a perfect place to give lessons about nature there. However the wide public is welcome here.