![A view shows reconstructed and damaged buildings in an area of Bata's former shoe factory complex in Zlin, October 23, 2012, which Tomas Bata created as part of a "utopian" factory village A view shows reconstructed and damaged buildings in an area of Bata's former shoe factory complex in Zlin, October 23, 2012, which Tomas Bata created as part of a "utopian" factory village](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2cydh93/a-view-shows-reconstructed-and-damaged-buildings-in-an-area-of-batas-former-shoe-factory-complex-in-zlin-october-23-2012-which-tomas-bata-created-as-part-of-a-utopian-factory-village-for-his-workers-almost-a-century-ago-a-world-war-and-four-decades-of-communism-has-taken-some-of-the-shine-off-zlin-and-dozens-of-the-red-brick-buildings-in-its-giant-factory-complex-had-since-fell-into-disrepair-now-public-and-private-investors-are-in-the-final-stages-of-a-decade-old-plan-to-restore-the-area-picture-taken-october-23-2012-reuters-petr-josek-czech-republic-tags-business-construction-2cydh93.jpg)
A view shows reconstructed and damaged buildings in an area of Bata's former shoe factory complex in Zlin, October 23, 2012, which Tomas Bata created as part of a "utopian" factory village
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Workers fix a roof at Bata's former shoe factory complex in Zlin, October 23, 2012, which Tomas Bata created as part of a "utopian" factory village for his workers almost a century
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