Lysandros Kaftantzoglou
Kaftantzoglou portrayed by Nikiforos Lytras
Lysandros Kaftantzoglou ( Greek Λύσανδρος Καυταντζόγλου , * 1811 in Thessaloniki ; † October 5, 1885 in Athens ) was a Greek architect in the style of classicism .
He designed the buildings of the National Technical University of Athens , headed it from 1843 to 1862 and founded its design department in 1844, from which the Athens School of Fine Arts emerged in 1910 . He took care of the construction of the Cathedral of St. Dionysius Areopagita free of charge .
literature
- Γρηγόρης Α. Πουλημένος: Από τον χριστιανικό Παρθενώνα στον Λύσανδρο ντζόγλου. Διήγηση, Αθήνα 2010, ISBN 960-7951-54-9 . (Gregores A. Poulemenos: Apo ton christianiko Parthenona ston Lysandro Kaftantzoglou ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Manos G. Bires, Maro Kardamitsi-Adami: Neoclassical architecture in Greece. Getty Publications, Los Angeles, California 2004, ISBN 0-89236-775-X , p. 85 (and more often) ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaftantzoglou, Lysandros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Καυταντζόγλου, Λύσανδρος (Greek); Kautantzoglou, Lysandros (English transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek classical architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thessaloniki |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1885 |
| Place of death | Athens |