Antoni Wiwulski
Antoni Wiwulski ( Lithuanian : Antanas Vivulskis , born February 20, 1877 in Totma near Vologda in the Russian Empire , † January 10, 1919 in Vilnius , Lithuania ) was a Polish - Lithuanian architect and sculptor.
education
Wiwulski attended two of the most prestigious training institutions for architects of the time.
- 1897–1901 he studied at the Technical University in Vienna ;
- 1902–1909 studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris .
His better-known works include:
- the monument to Jogaila after the Battle of Tannenberg in Krakow
- the chapel of Šiluva , Lithuania
- the Three Crosses on the Hill of Three Crosses in Vilnius
- the plan for a Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Vilnius
Reinforced concrete was used for the first time in Lithuania for the construction of the latter church, which began in 1913 . Wiwulski was enthusiastic about the possibilities of this newly discovered building material and designed a gigantic church with a gigantic, stylized figure of the creator on the dome . After Wiwulski's death on January 10, 1919, the work was stopped.
Despite suffering from tuberculosis , he had volunteered for the Polish units defending Vilnius against the attack of the Bolsheviks in the early stages of the Polish-Soviet war . On guard, he retired in Vilnius suburb Užupis a pneumonia to. He was buried in the basement of the planned church. When the Soviet Union converted it into a construction workers' palace in 1964, his ashes were reburied in the Rasos cemetery .
swell
- ↑ Wiktor Zenonowicz: Rys życia autora wileńskich Trzech Krzyży (A sketch on the author of Three Crosses) Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Nasza Gazeta . 8, No. 547, 1986. Retrieved July 10, 2006. (Polish)
- ↑ J. Polonus: Grunwaldzkie uroczystości Archived from the original on May 4, 2007. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Źródło . 705, No. 27, July 2005, pp. 31-33. Retrieved on July 10, 2006. (Polish)
- ↑ Katarzyna Deptuła: Cmentarz na Rossie (Rasos Cemetery) Archived from the original on July 16, 2007. Information: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Gazeta Wyborcza . April 2001. Accessed July 10, 2006. (Polish)
literature
- Nijolė Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė: Antanas Vivulskis: Tradicijų ir modernumo dermė . Vilniaus dailės akademijos Leidykla, Vilnius 2002, p. 163, ISBN 9986-571-79-0 . (Lithuanian)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiwulski, Antoni |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vivulskis, Antanas (Lithuanian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-Lithuanian architect and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Totma , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1919 |
| Place of death | Vilnius , Lithuania |