François Arveuf
François Arveuf (also: Franciszek Arveuf , around 1850–1902) was a French architect who worked primarily in Warsaw and the surrounding area at the turn of the 20th century . He is counted among the most important Polish architects of the time.
Arveuf was a graduate of the École des Beaux Arts in Paris . Encouraged by a couple of Reszke brothers, he came to Poland in 1896 and lived there until his death. He worked in Volhynia , Mazovia and Warsaw especially for the wealthy nobility. In 1896 he was also involved in a hotel project on the site of the “Tivoli” on Warsaw's Królewska Street .
Buildings (selection)
- Radziwiłł Palace (Jadwisin) in Warsaw, 1896–1898
- Reconstruction of the Sanguszko / Potocki Palace in Antoniny (Volhynia), 1897
- Palace of the Warsaw Hunters Society (and outbuildings) in Warsaw, 1897–1898
- Mieczysław Epstein Palace in Teresin , 1899
- Reconstruction of the palace in Kozienice , 1896–1900
- Rzyszczewski Palace in Warsaw, 1899–1902
- Palace pavilion in Spała
- Łubieński Palace (backyard building)
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to Małgorzata Omilanowska, Polska-pałace i dwory , Sport i Turystyka / MUZA SA, Warsaw 2004
- ↑ according to Krzysztof Stefański, Architektura XIX wieku na ziemiach polskich , DiG, 2005 (in Polish) Arveuf was born around 1860
- ↑ according to Julius A. Chroscicki and Andrzej Rottermund: Architectural Atlas of Warsaw , 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 42
- ↑ according to Barbara Petrozolin-Skowrońska (Ed.), Encyklopedia Warszawy , Volume 1, PWN, Warsaw 1994, p. 36 (in Polish)
- ↑ a b according to Stanisław Łoza, Architekci i budowniczowie w Polsce , Budownictwo i Architektura, 1917, new edition, p. 15
Web links
Commons : François Arveuf - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Vita and building list at Warszawa1939.pl (in Polish)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Arveuf, François |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arveuf, Franciszek |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1850 |
DATE OF DEATH | around 1902 |