Václav Prošek

Václav Josef Prošek ( Bulgarian Вацлав Прошек ) (* 1860 probably in Beraun , Bohemia; † August 2, 1913 there ) was a Czech architect who spent many years in Bulgaria. He is the brother of Josef Prošek and the cousin of Jiří Prošek (* 1847, † 1905) and Theodor Prošek . All four came from Beroun, 30 km southwest of Prague. His cousin Jiří Prošek came to the Balkans as a railway engineer as early as 1870 and was very much involved in the Bulgarians' national liberation struggle.

Life

Václav Prošek studied architecture at the Czech Polytechnic in Prague from 1879 to 1885 . According to other sources, he is called an engineer. After studying architecture, Vaclav Prošek came to Sofia in 1886 at the invitation of his cousins ​​Jiří / Georgi and Theodor / Bogdan Prošek. In 1879, the cousins ​​had their first names officially changed to the corresponding Bulgarian form: to Georgi and Bogdan.

His brother Josef Prošek had already gone to Sofia in 1878. From 1888 to 1900 Václav Prošek was involved in the construction of Sofia Central Station , which was built according to a design by Adolf Kolar. Václav Prošek he was involved in the planning of the two most famous Sofia bridges - the Lion Bridge and the Eagle Bridge , which were built by his cousins ​​Jiří / Georgi and Theodor / Bogdan Prošek and his brother Josef Prošek. He then started to work in his brothers' family business ( Prošek Brewery ) in Sofia . Later he and his brother returned to Bohemia.

literature

• Grigor Doytchinov, Christo Gantchev: Austrian architects in Bulgaria. 1878-1918. Böhlau, ao Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-205-99343-8 , p. 183.