Josef Benischek

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Former Administration building of the Bohemian Northern Railway in Prague, Hybernská čp. 1003 / III

Josef Benischek (born February 23, 1841 in Philippsdorf , Silesia , † July 16, 1896 in Prague ) was an Austrian architect.

Life

After attending high school in Opava , he studied at the Polytechnic in Vienna from 1861 to 1865 . In 1873 he became the main architect of the newly founded Bohemian Construction and Real Estate Bank and moved to Prague. He became a member of the German Polytechnic Association in Prague. Its architectural language was based on the ornate neo-renaissance palace in Vienna during the early days . Benischek had been a member of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects since 1870 and chairman of the Chamber of Engineers in Bohemia from 1885 to 1891 .

Works

New Castle in Dalovice (Dallwitz)
Grandhotel Pupp Karlovy Vary

buildings

  • 1873–1874 Administration building of the combined Turnau-Kralup-Prague Railway and Bohemian Northern Railway Prague, Hybernská 1003
  • 1873 House of the First Bohemian Mutual Fire and Hail Damage Insurance Company Prague, Vladislavova 15
  • 1874–1875 New palace in Dallwitz (Bohemia) for Friedrich Baron Riedl von Riedenstein (under monument protection ÚSKP no. 38621 / 4-779 )
  • 1876–1883 ​​Provincial Insane Asylum in Dobrzan near Pilsen (now Dobřany Psychiatric Hospital , Czech Republic). Carl Schlimp's design was probably not implemented.
  • 1877 ff. Construction of villas and rental houses in Prague, including his own villa in Prague-Žižkov
  • 1880 Corner house in Prague-New Town - Praha-Nové Město, Politických vězňů 1597/19 corner of Opletalova 1597/24; Increased in 1930 (under monument protection ÚSKP No. 54877 / 1-2305 )
  • 1882 Gymnasium and cemetery hall in Rumburg
  • 1883 Extension of the Parkhotel Pupp in Karlsbad

drafts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OeBL - Austrian Biographical Lexicon: Benischek, Josef (accessed on July 15, 2018)
  2. ↑ Dobřany Psychiatric Hospital - History (accessed on July 15, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Benischek, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Beníšek, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Silesian architect
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Philippsdorf, Silesia
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1896
Place of death Prague