Register of modern architecture in Slovakia

Modernism Revisited 2026: International Conference on Architecture and Cultural Heritage Architektúra povojnového modernizmu na Slovensku: identifikácia, hodnotenie a ochrana Reissue of the publication Bratislava – Atlas of Mass Housing

District Office in Piešťany

original function
Administratíva
current function
administration
address
Námestie SNP 8, Piešťany, Trnavský kraj
architects
Belluš Emil
implementation
1936 – 1937
status
existing

Based on traditional Classical patterns, the building is one of its author’s typical works, and one of the first buildings to formulate the space of the new square. The entrance, through the travertine portal, is in the main axis of symmetry of the calm front facade, Most worthy of note is the side entrance hall with its wide staircase.

Bibliography:

Das neue Bezirksamt in Piestany. Forum 8, 1938, s. 3.
KUSÝ, Martin: Architektúra na Slovensku 1918 – 1945. Bratislava, Pallas 1971, 186 s., tu s. 106 a 109.
KUSÝ, Martin: Emil Belluš. Bratislava, Tatran 1984, 142 s., tu s. 42, 106.
DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002. 512 s., tu s. 391.

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