Praha - Strašnice, crematory

The Strašnice crematory was designed by the architect Alois Mezera, the opening ceremony on 23 January 1932 was presided over by the Mayor of Prague, JUDr. Karel Baxa. The crematory did not begin actual operation until 4 April 1932. Until 1954, when the Motol crematory was opened, Strašnice Crematory was the only such building in Prague. During the Nazi occupation, the bodies of resistance members executed at Pankrác or Kobyliská střelnice were secretly cremated here.