angels in the architecture: including card houses

June 13, 2011

flaming house of house cards outside the meet factory, prague

Just like card houses, Prague was built in layers -- chunks, if you will. Or maybe, more appropriately it was rebuilt in chunks. Winding through the streets of Prague, you can find almost any type of architecture, from almost any time period. You are also more than likely to find architecture of one time period, built in another -- or restored in another. Modern buildings are constructed right next to 17th century historical landmarks, and no one seems to mind. It's certainly not an "out with the old, in with the new" mindset, it's more of a "this looks nice, we'll put it right here" frame of mind. In addition, many old buildings have been abandoned, leaving a vast amount of eyesores in the czech streets. I'm sure that a majority of people are just glad to have a change of pace. 

I took this picture and placed it under this category for multiple reasons. One, there is fire. Lots of buildings here in Prague have been damaged by fire, gunfire, or they at least they look like it. Prague's been around for quite awhile so back in the days of cannons, quite a few edifices were crushed. Two, I wish to call Prague my home one day. This stack of postcards was a promotional piece from one of the artists at the meet factory. Many of her homes have been in Prague, so if you look closely, you can see some Prague landmarks, so I thought it was fitting.