The History of Europa House
The Department of Foreign Libraries is located in the centre of Pilsen, Náměstí republiky 12. From a historical point of view, this building is one of the oldest buildings on the east side of the Town Square. This Renaissance building, so-called Scriboni´s House, was built in the 16th Century. The facade is Baroque and was modified by Jakub Auguston in 1730. Albrecht of Waldstein resided here in 1634. Another interesting fact from more recent times is that the music composer, Vojtěch Hřimalý (1842–1908), was born and lived in this building.
This building is now known as Europa House, the location of the Foreign Libraries Department of the SVK PK. The English Library is on the first floor, the courtyard tract is the seat of the Austrian Library, the German Goethe Institute Library and the Europa House Gallery.
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