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The building was originally a gymnasium that was built in 1894, the interior part by Antonín Holeček from Jičín and the exterior according to the design by Jan Vejrych. The gym was used as a theatre hall as well.
The building was converted into a theatre in 1925 by the firm Nekvasil according to the design by architect Čeňek Musil from Jičín. The theatre is a detached building with separate entrances. There was a gymnasium, restaurant, flat and office in the extension by the theatre.
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His work is considerably large and manifold. He was a typical, albeit considerably cultivated, eclecticist. His early buildings were influenced by the work of A. Wiehl. He employed a Gothic architectural vocabulary on his buildings, besides the forms of Czech Renaissance, and later naturally Art Nouveau. A lot of his buildings (as for instance hotel Paříž and houses in Pařížská Street) will be probably appreciated fully in the future.
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