VÚANCH (Research and Development Institute of inorganic chemistry)

Next to the buildings of the Society for Chemical and Metallurgical Production is the old administrative building of the biggest chemical factory in Austria-Hungary in the past. It was constructed in 1895 in the Neo-Gothic style. It is remarkable for its allegoric painted decoration of the main staircase and conference room. The author of the paintings from 1897 and 1900 is Josef Reiner from Usti nad Labem.