01 of 15Bata shop in Zlin

02 of 15Building 15, today a library

03 of 15Jan Bata’s office lift inside Building 21

04 of 15Jan could supervise his shoe-making empire from the comfort of his moving office

05 of 15Inside Dum Umeni, which is awaiting refurbishment

06 of 15Telephone and switchboard in Jan’s office

07 of 15Dum Umeni will soon revert to its original use: a memorial building to commemorate the life and work of Tomas Bata

08 of 15Evangelical church designed by Bata’s chief architect Vladimir Karfik in 1937

09 of 15Hotel Moskva (originally Spolecensky Dum) opened its doors in 1932

10 of 15View of the industrial complex, including Buildings 21 and 23

11 of 15Tomas Bata’s opulent villa is now home to the Bata Foundation

12 of 15Workers’ homes sit in lush gardens and are popular with Zlin’s young residents

13 of 15Ellement architecture studio is headquartered in a traditional Bata workers’ house

14 of 15Inside Bata’s cinema, which was the biggest in the country when it opened in 1932

15 of 15The eighth floor of Building 21 has been refurbished but retains original features such as linoleum flooring and wood-panelled walls