Antonín Balšánek
Antonín Balšánek (born June 5, 1865 in Český Brod , † February 22, 1921 in Prague ) was a Czech architect .
Balšánek studied architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague from 1883 to 1888 , where he later also became a professor. From 1903 he was the first editor of the journal Architektonický obzor . Together with Osvald Polívka , he led the construction of the community and representative house in Prague from 1905 to 1911 . He also campaigned for monument protection .
As an architect, Balšánek was a representative of the neo-renaissance prevailing at the time . But he combined them with stylistic elements of the Vienna Secession . This was one of the reasons for his success, he won a number of architectural competitions and was able to execute many of his designs.
In addition to the House of Representation, he designed, for example, the Legions Bridge ( Most Legií ) in Prague (then Francis I Bridge) in 1890 , the Museum of the City of Prague (1896–1902), the City Theater in Pilsen (1899– 1902) and the Secession-style Municipal Theater in Pardubice (1906–1909). He also worked on Josef Václav Myslbeks Mácha monument on the Prague Petřín (1911). He designed the neo-renaissance building of the Podlipanské muzeum for his hometown of Český Brod .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Antonín Balšánek in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
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| SURNAME | Balšánek, Antonín |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Český Brod |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1921 |
| Place of death | Prague |