About the project

The Opava Architecture Manual (OPAM) is an interactive database that traces the architecture of Opava from the emergence of the modern city to the present day. It presents profiles of architects, builders, and buildings, as well as architectural walks and recommended trails, allowing visitors to explore the city while conveniently accessing information about its architecture. The outputs of this educational project are designed for diverse audiences: local and international visitors, professionals, secondary school and university students, and elementary school pupils. The website is freely accessible and serves as a searchable database of selected sites, architects, and builders, similar to existing manuals elsewhere in the Czech Republic.

In its conception, the project directly builds upon the Brno Architecture Manual (BAM, https://www.bam.brno.cz ).

Information about the buildings is also available through guided tours (see the News section for details).

The project is supported by the European Union through the National Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

Note on addresses:
In this guide, addresses are written in the Czech format, with the street name followed by the building number (e.g. Hradecká Street 4). In some cases, you may see two numbers separated by a slash, for example Hradecká Street 1258/4. The first number is the descriptive number (číslo popisné), unique within the cadastral area and assigned in order of construction. The second is the orientation number (číslo orientační), which follows the sequence along the street. Not all buildings have an orientation number; in that case, only the descriptive number is used. When searching in Google Maps or mapy.cz, enter the address in the local Czech order, for example: Hradecká 4, Opava, or Hradecká 1258/4, Opava.

Authors

Project lead / Naděžda Stavělová

Project coordinator / Kateřina Pelcová

Expert consultant / Martin Strakoš

Texts / Martin Strakoš (MSt), Romana Rosová (RR)

Editors / Romana Rosová, Petra Kaniová

Concept / Martin Pavlíček and Kateřina Skalíková

Photography / Roman Polášek

Graphic design / Tomáš Nedoma and Dita Krouželová

Database and website / Via Aurea, s.r.o.

External photography / Roman Polášek, Petr Mikeska

Proofreading / Jana Válková

Educational programme / Simona Juchelková and Lucie Dehnerová

Audio direction, processing, production, and post-production / Václav Hájek, Barbora Wedlichová

Audio voices / Sabina Muchová, Michal Stalmach

English translation / Markéta Johnová

Polish translation / Anna Niestroj

Polish translation consultant / Andrzej Kazimierz Kozieł

Project implementation

Opava Cultural Organization, p.o.
 

Conceptual and methodological model

Brno Architecture Manual (BAM) / https://www.bam.brno.cz
 

Image sources

National Heritage Institute, Breda-Weinstein Corporate Archives, Silesian Museum, Construction Archives of the City of Opava, State District Archives Opava, Provincial Archives in Opava