Day 2: Invalidovna by Willis Chung by Willis Chung

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Day 2: Invalidovna

By Willis Chung
Jul 30, 2018
84 Photos

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2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 2: Invalidovna

Jul 30, 2018
84 Photos

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Arriving at Invalidovna, there is quite a line along the north wing.

It looks like a 2-3 hour wait.

Well, we planned on getting here at 9 AM, but couldn't make it out the door, so now we wait.

Pretty fierce statues along the top of the facade of Invalidovna

Walking around Kaizlovy sady, the park north of Invalidovna. A blimp and a guided tour.

Much frolicking in Kaizlovy sady

Another view of the statues atop the facade of Invalidovna

The line looks long from any angle.

Invalidovna is a giant open square surrounding a central courtyard.

The west end isn't in quite such good condition. The building was constructed from 1731-1737.

Could use a bit of touch up...

A wider angle view of the west end of the north building

Part of the west grounds behind the north building.

Overgrown lawn to the west of the west building.

Southern end of the west building.

A statue protected against the elements. Sort of looks like an alien...

Artists at work on the west end of the north building.

A pretty weed growing along the north side of Invalidovna

We finally make it to the front of the line, after 2 hours!

We should be OK with these restrictions.

Another 30 minutes waiting inside the entrance as a tour group in English is put together.

Statues like this adorn the entrance and stairways inside Invalidovna

The central courtyard looks quite nice! We were not permitted to roam about.

Another view of the central courtyard from the main entrance.

Starting down the corridor inside the north wing

Windows from the corridor looking into a patient ward.

Looking into the courtyard from the corridor.

Double doors into a patient ward

Our excellent guide explaining the layout of the building and the horrible flood of 1997.

Our tour group, heading into the corridor to explore

Entrance into one of the patient wards, stairs heading up to galleries overlooking the main floor.

Another view of the north wing corridor

Some previous happy visitor left these on the windows into a ward.

Modern windows looking out into the courtyard. The building was the army archive for a while.

This wiring is certainly not up to code!

Multiple locked off wards in the north wing.

Windows high in the hallway to let light and air from the courtyard into the wards.

Details of the arches making up the ceiling of the north wing corridor.

Inside one of the unrestored wards. Damage on the walls is how high the floodwaters reached.

Stairway up to left gallery overlooking the main floor of the ward.

Stairway to the gallery on the right gallery and the flood damaged ward.

Heavily damaged ward locked off. The lock still has a price sticker on it.

Very inviting doorway leading from the north wing into the courtyard.

Strange combination of reflections from the corridor with light from the far end of the ward.

This is the same door as the previous photo, stepping back two feet. Love that superwide!

Now at the northeast corner, admiring the courtyard.

Looking out onto the east wing.

The view back down the north wing corridor, back the way we came.

Photographers at work, looking down the east wing corridor.

I waited my turn for this view of the east wing corridor.

Climbing the stairway in the northeast corner of the building.

We are directed along the upper floor of the north wing. "Direction of the tour."

The upper floor corridor of the east wing is in much better shape than the lower floor. Superwide...

Conventional wide angle view.

I like the contrast of the rubber duck with the rigid lines of the windows and gates.

This was probably not damaged in the flood.

Art deco light fixtures in evidence in the upper floor corridor.

Classic styling of these ceiling lamps in the upper floor corridor.

Undamaged ward on the upper floor of the north wing.

Not everything is in good working order on the upper floor.

Things definitely in better shape upstairs.

Closed off overhead gallery made into a smaller room

Could be a cozy office or private room.

Outer rooms of the gallery used as a movie set. Lots of math and science.

Some series calculations here.

Full sized ward with open upper gallery. Officers were billeted above, enlisted below.

One of the galleries looks to have been walled off.

Looking into the courtyard from the west side of the north wing.

Getting some info at the northwest corner staircase.

Looking down the upper floor of the west corridor, used as a set for another movie.

Standard perspective view of the upper corridor of the western wing.

Set up as a more modern building up here.

One of the warrior statues in the northwest stairway

Interesting lighting for this statue at the landing midway down the staircase.

A view of the first warrior from further down the stairs.

Heading back down to the lower floor.

Getting a few photos back up the staircase.

Identical postures!

A bit of stained glass at the junction of the west and north wing corridors.

Details of a window along the outside wall of a ward on the lower floor of the north wing.

More modern appearing stained glass inside here, maybe from when this was the army archive.

Outside the north wing, looking in through a broken window.

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