13 votes

The Baťa Skyscraper in Zlín, Czechia is a landmark of architecture. And inside it, the office of Jan Antonín Baťa... is an elevator.

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: architecture, czech republic.zlin, skyscrapers, offices, elevators, history, jan antonin bata, bata corporation, world war ii, museums, videos, tom scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yfX84RMQ3M

Link information

This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect.

Title
This man built his office inside an elevator
Authors
Tom Scott
Duration
4:15
Published
Aug 28 2023

2 comments

  1. [2]
    MIGsalund
    Link
    Incredible that this was built in 1939. The boss' elevator office reminds me of The Hero's "elevator" in the show I'm A Virgo where the whole building moves up and down around him.

    Incredible that this was built in 1939. The boss' elevator office reminds me of The Hero's "elevator" in the show I'm A Virgo where the whole building moves up and down around him.

    3 votes
    1. cfabbro
      Link Parent
      Yeah, it really is remarkably modern looking for something built pre-WW2. I would have put money on it being from the 70s had I only seen a picture of it, and not yet seen this video. And hell,...

      Yeah, it really is remarkably modern looking for something built pre-WW2. I would have put money on it being from the 70s had I only seen a picture of it, and not yet seen this video. And hell, there are apartment buildings in my area that have very very similar facades that were built 10-20 years ago. So talk about being ahead of its time!

      3 votes