Konstantin Jovanovič

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Konstantin Atanasov Jovanovič ( Bulgarian Константин Атанасов Йованивич , born January 1 . Jul / 13 January 1849 greg. In Vienna or Belgrade ; † 23. November 1923 in Zurich ) was a Bulgarian-Swiss architect in Austria worked.

Life

Konstantin Jovanovič was born as the son of the Bulgarian-Serbian artist, graphic artist and photographer Atanas Jovanovič (born in Wraza , today in Bulgaria). From 1861 to 1867 Konstantin attended secondary school in Vienna. He then studied architecture with Gottfried Semper at the Zurich Polytechnic (today ETH Zurich ) until 1870 . From 1871 to 1874 he completed several study visits to Rome, Milan, Genoa, Florence, Siena and other cities. From 1880 to 1908 Konstantin Jovanovič worked as an architect with an office in Vienna's Leopoldstadt .

Parliament building in Sofia

In 1881 Konstantin Jovanovič was invited to Sofia by the Bulgarian Minister of Education Konstantin Jireček . In 1883 Jovanovič married Anna Margaretha Glass (1851–1908, born in Weißenstadt , Bavaria). After moving to Bulgaria, the parliament building (see Narodno Sabranie ) was built according to his plans between 1884 and 1886 in the neo-renaissance style. The building was rebuilt in 1961 and 1977, essentially keeping its original shape.

After the death of his wife, Jovanovič left Sofia to work in Belgrade and Skopje . In 1915 he returned to Zurich, where he worked as a freelance architect until his death.

Jovanovič died on November 23, 1923 in Zurich. He was buried in a grave of honor at the Nordheim cemetery in Zurich.

Famous works

  • I. Boys' grammar school (1881–1883, later expanded) in Sofia, 2 Dunav Street.
  • Parliament building (1884–1886, rebuilt 1961 and 1977) in Sofia
  • Boys high school (1884) in Lom
  • Bulgarian Literary Society (1885, unrealized draft) in Sofia
  • House of M. Stojanovic (1885) in Belgrade
  • Parliament building (1891–1810, unrealized design) in Belgrade
  • N. Spasic's house in Belgrade
  • House K. Milenkovic (1900) in Belgrade

literature

  • Grigor Doytchinov, Christo Gantchev: Austrian architects in Bulgaria. 1878-1918. Böhlau, ao Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-205-99343-8 , p. 134 ff.
personal data
SURNAME Jovanovič, Konstantin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jovanovič, Konstantin Atanasov; Йованивич, Константин Атанасов (Bulgarian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bulgarian-Swiss architect
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna or Belgrade
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1923
Place of death Zurich