František Lýdie Gahura

František Lýdie Gahura (born 10th October 1891 in Zlin, died 15th September 1958 in Brno) was undoubtedly one of the leading figures of Zlin inter-war architecture and a close collaborator of Tomáš Baťa. He made a lasting impact on the appearance of Zlin and he was responsible for spreading the architecture typical for Baťa Company…

A Short Biography

Tomáš Baťa Born: 3 April, 1876 in Zlín Died: 12 July, 1932 in Otrokovice The founder of Bata Shoe Company. His family had resided in Zlin from 17th century and the shoemaking craft was an inherited tradition. Together with his siblings Antonin and Anna they founded a shoemaking business using the funds inherited from their…

The Memorial reconstruction

(The author of the reconstruction project) The total cost will exceed 50 million CZK, the reconstruction itself, realized and directed by Zlinstav a.s., will be up to 42, 5 million CZK  and the Ministry of Culture contributes 32 million CZK towards the highest investment. With the kind support of Zlin regional council, the background of…

Key dates of the Memorial history

12 July, 1932 – Tomas Bata, the founder of the company, died in an airplane accident 21 March, 1933 – The beginning of the construction of the Memorial, based on the design by F. L. Gahura 12 July 1933 – The opening ceremony of The Memorial marked the occasion of the first anniversary of the…

The Memorial according to architect’s point of view

Tomas Bata Memorial is an architectural gem of a significant importance exceeding borders of the Czech Republic. It was created under unique historical circumstances, at times of the rapid growth of modern Zlin as a manufacturing-social-cultural and civilizational phenomenon. The Memorial crowned the urban structure of the city which had been being built up by…

The Memorial according to a historian’s point of view

A tragic airplane accident near Otrokovice airport on 12 July, 1932 which resulted in death of Tomas Bata and his pilot Jindřich Brouček had become an impulse for a construction of one of the most remarkable buildings in Zlin – Tomas Bata Memorial. Since 1927, the area of the current premises of T.G. Masaryk Square…