Atlas Obscura
Baťa’s Elevator Office in Zlin, Czechia
Baťa's Skyscraper in Zlin, Czechia may look like another drab, nondescript mid-century office building. However, it is unique in that it was one of the first skyscrapers constructed in Europe, all the way back in 1938. Built for the Baťa shoe company's headquarters in a streamlined Constructivist design, the building was equipped with many of the modern conveniences of the time, plus one: an of…
one of the first skyscrapers constructed in Europe