Náchod
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Náchod is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Metuje River in the Orlické Foothills, on the border with Poland. The town is
View from the castle
Náchod square and castle in c. 1740
Main square in 1866
Aerial view of Náchod Castle
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
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…Antonín Strnad (1746–1799), meteorologist and geographer Jan Letzel (1880–1925), architect Jan Roth (1899–1972), cinematographer…
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.