Eduard Sochor (architect)
Eduard Sochor (born September 23, 1862 in Vlčí ; † June 6, 1947 in Řevnice ) was a Czech architect.
Life
Sochor grew up in Cítoliby , where his parents bought homestead no. 42 in 1875. His older brother was the painter Václav Sochor .
He studied first at the Prague Polytechnic , then at the Technikum in Berlin and finally at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . Sochor dealt primarily with the architecture of the Middle Ages. In 1895 he designed the models of a wooden village church and an old Bohemian mill for the ethnographic exhibition in Prague. His most important work was the reconstruction of Kokořín Castle . In addition, he created a number of church buildings in the historicizing style. His grave is in the Řevnice cemetery.
Works (selection)
- Chapel of St. Wenceslas in Vlčí (1893)
- Church of the Annunciation in Úhonice (1898)
- Restoration of the Prague Gate in Rakovník (1903)
- Restoration of the Church of St. Giles in Prague's Old Town
- Remodeling and expansion of the Church of St. Nicholas in Běleč (1903–1904)
- Reconstruction of the church and rectory in Řevnice (1905)
- Restoration of the Rabí Castle Chapel (1907)
- Reconstruction of the pilgrimage chapel of St. Johannes Sarkander in Olomouc (1909–1912)
- Church of St. Anna in Žižkov
- romantic restoration of Kokořín Castle (1911–1918)
- Villa settlement in Řevnice
- Design of the Sochor family grave in the Cítoliby cemetery
Web links
Commons : Eduard Sochor - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sochor, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vlčí |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1947 |
| Place of death | Řevnice |