Robert Mikovics
Robert Mikovics (* 1852 in Graz ; † March 2, 1894 ibid) was an Austrian architect and builder .
Life
Mikovics was baptized in Graz on December 21, 1852. After graduating from the Technical University in Graz, he worked first in the studio at Lueff, later with the architect August Ortwein , and then became self-employed as an architect and city architect. Already at Ortwein he worked on handicraft projects, later he designed and manufactured numerous altars, pulpits, church utensils as well as secular decorations. The diversity of his professional life is also evident in his construction management for the Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Graz, a plan by architect Georg von Hauberrisser . Mikovics was depicted by the sculptor Hans Brandstetter with a portrait head as a console on the northern portal of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche.
Works
- 1880: Grave chapel for the A. Liechtenstein family in Wies
- 1885: High altar made of white marble in the pilgrimage church of Maria Straßengel in Straßengel
- 1888–1890: New construction of the parish church Herz Jesu in neo-Gothic form in Grundlsee
- 1890: Tower roof with octagonal lantern and pointed helmet of the parish church of the Birth of Mary in Bruck an der Mur
- 1890–1892: New building of the church at the hospital of the Elisabethinen Graz
- 1891–1894: Extension to the east of the parish church of St. Laurentius in Gleisdorf
- 1891–1894: Extension of the parish church St. Cross in Heiligenkreuz am Waasen
- 1892–1893: New construction of the St. Vincent Church in Graz
- 1893: Neo-Gothic high altar of the parish church of St. Oswald in Sankt Oswald near Plankenwarth
literature
- G.Gsodam: Robert Mikovics. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 285.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Dehio Steiermark (excluding Graz) 1982 , architect Robert Mikovics, artist directory
- ↑ Parish Church of St. Laurentius Gleisdorf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mikovics, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect and builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized December 21, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1894 |
| Place of death | Graz |