Global InformationDornych shopping center information
| Dornych shopping center | |
|---|---|
 Building from the east | |
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| Former names | PRIOR, Tesco |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Brno |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 49°11′22″N 16°36′46″E / 49.1895°N 16.6129°E |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Zdeněk Řihák, Zdeněk Sklepek, Jan Melichar |
Dornych shopping center (originally Prior department store, later K-Mart and Tesco) is a building located in Brno, near the main railway station, in the vicinity of Úzká and Dornych streets, in the Trnitá district, in the former suburb of Náhon. The building was opened in 1984 as the Prior department store. It was designed by architects Zdeněk Řihák and Zdeněk Sklepek, in the 1990s the building was rebuilt under the direction of Jan Melichar. The building is approximately in the shape of a block, in the front part extended to the original staircase and a newer commercial parterre. At the back, the block of the building is surrounded by a ring, which is formed by a staircase and offices above the shopping center. The lower part is lined with burgundy sheet metal parts, the original block with a dark brown tile, the rest consists of gray concrete lining or glass elements.