Jan Letzel
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Jan Letzel was a Czech architect who was active in early 20th century Japan. He is most famous for designing the Hiroshima Products Exhibition Hall that was partially destroyed in the atomic bombing o
Jan Letzel in kimono in Japan
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial in its current condition.
The Hiroshima Products Exhibition Hall in its original condition, 1920s
Matsushima Park Hotel, co-designed by Letzel and Karel Hora, burnt down in a 1969 fire.
Mšené-lázně
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Mšené-lázně is a spa municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Jan Letzel
…he worked at architectural firm Quido Bělský in Prague. At the same time he designed and built a sanatorium and a pavilion in the Art Nouveau style in Mšené-lázně. In October 1905 he received his mediation and worked in Cairo for a while. In the spring of 1907 he went back to Prague after visiting Rome, Milan…
Main building of Mšené spa
Spa park
Mšené Castle