Invalidovna
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thumb|Front view Invalidovna (French "hôtel des invalides") is a building in Karlín, a district of Prague, Czech Republic.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Invalidovna
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Located in
- Karlín
- Owned by
- Czech Republic
- Official website
- www.invalidovna-praha.cz
- Image
- Invalidovna čelo 3.jpg
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- Commons category
- Invalidovna (Prague)
- heritage designation
- national cultural monument of the Czech Republic
- architectural style
- baroque architecture
- conscription number
- 24
- architect
- Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach
- associated cadastral district
- Karlín
- inception
- 1730-00-00
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thumb|Front view Invalidovna (French "hôtel des invalides") is a building in Karlín, a district of Prague, Czech Republic.
==History== Invalidovna was built in 1731–1737 as a dormitory for war invalids (veterans) by Kilian Ignac Dientzenhofer. Its model was Les Invalides, a building for veterans inaugurated in Paris in 1679.
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