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Hotel Bôrik

Hotel Bôrik was built on the slopes above the Danube river by architects Š. Svetko and Š. Ďurkovič (originally S. Talaš also co-operated). 

The hotel was designated for high state authorities and built in connection with the establishment of Czechoslovakian federation. The building lies on a pedestal on which markedly shaped blocs are arranged and connected by links. Each bloc has two lines of windows and cut off corners. Despite its terse shaping which caused for example an exceeded lobby in the interior, its general horizontality on an exposed hillock gives the impression of being harmonious and belongs to the politically elite buildings of the 70ies that were accepted by public without any conflicts.

architects: Štefan Svetko, Štefan Ďurkovič

project: 1967

realization: 1967 – 1973

 

artistsŠtefan Svetko, Štefan Ďurkovič
placeHotel Bôrik
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castJozef Mitošinka
cameraMira Gáberová, Ivan Svoboda
soundIvan Svoboda
editingMira Gáberová, Ivan Svoboda
interviewBarbara Zavarská, Aleš Šedivec
translationEva Maršíková
categoryPrograms
published29. 3. 2013
languageČesky / English
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Hotel Bôrik
The camera on a tripod recorded women, men and children coming up on an escalator from the subway at Wenceslas Square from the then still non-existent underground station Můstek. Their faces reflect everyday commonness and their passive bodies are brought up to the surface in a continual stream on an escalator. Through those people Ságl showed the resignation of Czech society during the normalization period.