The North Bohemian Museum was founded in 1873 as the oldest museum of applied arts in the Czech lands. Since its foundation the museum was very successful at gathering valuable collections of applied arts from Europe and Asia, which soon required a new building. The international design contest held in Vienna in 1895 awarded the design of Austrian architect Friedrich Ohmann, which was brought to life in 1898 by German architect Hans Grisebach. The building structure combines, rather charmingly, medieval and early modern period design elements of sacred and palace architecture.
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