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Serbo-Byzantine Revival Architecture
The Modern Serbo-Byzantine architectural style, Neo-Byzantine architectural style or Serbian national architectural style is the style in Serbian architecture which lasted from the second half of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. This style originated in the tradition of medieval Serbian-Byzantine school and was part of international Neo-Byzantine style. History and characteristics The beginning of the modern Serbian-Byzantine style lies in the romantic spirit, which was prevalent in Europe in the first half of the 19th century, and in the Serbian lands appeared by the mid-century and was alive to its last decades. The beginning of this style can be seen as "resistance" to newcomers' influences of the "western-style" (Classicism, Neo-Baroque) in the Principality of Serbia. The style is characterized by forms and decorations from the Serbian-Byzantine architectural heritage. This architectural approach is not strictly tied to the church architecture; in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Maciachini
Carlo Francesco Maciachini (sometimes spelled Maciacchini; 2 April 1818 – 10 June 1899) was an Italian architect and restorer. Born near Varese, he studied in Milan, where he also realized some of his most important works, most notably the Monumental Cemetery (1866). Other notable works of Maciachini are restorations of historic churches in several cities of northern Italy. Along with Camillo Boito, Luca Beltrami, and Luigi Broggi, Maciachini is one of the prominent representatives of the eclectic period of Milanese architecture, sometimes referred to as " Milanese eclecticism" (approx. 1860-1920). Biography Maciachini was born in Induno Olona, in the Province of Varese (Lombardy), to a farmers family. As a young boy, he proved to be a talented wood carver, working as an apprentice in local woodworking shops. Giuseppe Merzario, ''I Maestri Comacini'' (1893), vol. II, pp. 157-158 At the age of 20, he moved to Milan to become an art student at the Brera Academy, where eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Novaković
Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India * Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967), Hungarian footballer See also *Jovanka (other) *Joven (other) *Javon (other) Javon may refer to: Notable people with the given name "Javon" *Javon Bess (born 1996), American basketball player *Javon East (born 1995), Jamaican footballer *Javon Francis (born 1994), Jamaican sprinter * Javon Freeman-Liberty (born 1999), Amer ... * Jovan Hill {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petar Popović (architect)
Petar J. Popović (25 May 1873 – 4 February 1945) was a prominent Serbian architect. In addition to notable architectural achievements, Petar Popović made a great contribution to Serbian heraldry and vexillology. He was also a painter. Early life and schooling Popović was born into an old and distinguishable family of priests in the town of Prilep, at the time in Ottoman Empire. His family left Old Serbia (then under the Ottoman Empire) when he was a child and came to the north in Smederevo, where Petar received his primary education. He continued schooling in Belgrade wherein 7th grade he switched from classical to technical high school which he finished with excellent grades. Popović proceeded to study architecture at the Technical Faculty of Velika škola (1892-1896). This is where he got interested in monuments of Serbian medieval art, which he considered of utmost importance for Serbian architecture. Career In 1897 Popović started working in the Ministry of Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Tanazević
Branko Tanazević (Бранко Таназевић) ( Čakovo, Banat, 1876 - Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1945) was one of the most famous Serbian architects of the Art Nouveau and Serbo-Byzantine Revival, also known as the Serbian national style, which he successfully combined in his works. He graduated from two faculties: the Technical Faculty in Belgrade, the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Architecture in Munich. Политика, додатак „Моја кућа“, 27 мај 2011. Biography Branko Tanazević's father was a doctor, originally from Vojvodina, then under Habsburg monarchy. At the invitation of a friend of the doctor and Prime Minister Vladan Đorđević, Branko Tanazević then moved to Serbia. His mother was from the family of Dositej Obradović. Branko Tanazević, the most expressive representative of the national style in Serbian architecture of the second half of the 19th century, also drew inspiration from profane folk architecture, looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andra Stevanović
Andra Stevanović ( Belgrade, 12 November 1859 - Belgrade, 15 November 1929) was a Serbian architect and professor at the University of Belgrade. Andra Stevanović and architect Nikola Nestorović collaborated on several major projects in Belgrade that are now considered cultural monuments. Biography His father was Joca Stevanović, a civil servant. He finished elementary school and high school in Belgrade in 1877. In 1881, he graduated from the Technical Faculty of the Grande école (the future university) in Belgrade and immediately got a job in the civil service, where he spent two years working as a sub-engineer in the Belgrade district. Like most Serbian engineers of the time, he had to do his post-graduate studies abroad. In 1883, he began studying at the Berlin's Königlich Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg, where he remained for several years and acquired solid practical knowledge. He graduated and passed the state exam, which was a rarity for an alien in Germany, a pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Živanović
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul". Occurrence In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name for males, as of 2010. (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. People *, of the |
Jovan Ilkić
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Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967), Hungarian footballer See also *Jovanka (other) *Joven (other) *Javon (other) *Jovan Hill Jovan Miguel Hill (born ) is an American Online streamer, livestreamer. A homosexual man who was bought up in a religious household, Hill began a Tumblr blog as a teenager to document his experiences. After he asked his followers to donate so t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Nikolić
Vladimir Nikolić (1857–1922; sr-cyr, Владимир Николић), was a Serbian architect notable for his projects built in Vojvodina province. He mostly worked in Renaissance Revival architecture, Neo-renaissance, Neo-romanticism, Neo-romanticic and Serbo-Byzantine Revival styles. Biography Nikolić finished elementary school in Senta, and continued his education in Pančevo, Maribor, Munich and later went on to Vienna and enrolled at the TU Wien, Polytechnic but did not finish his studies. He spent nine years working on several projects in the Kingdom of Serbia, for which he was awarded Order of the Cross of Takovo by king Milan I of Serbia. In early 1892 Nikolić moved from Belgrade to Sremski Karlovci, which was the spiritual capital of Serbs of Vojvodina. At the behest of his godfather or cousin Patriarch Georgije Branković, he designed and built numerous buildings in Sremski Karlovci and other parts of Vojvodina, including the Patriarchate Court, Sremski Karlovci, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetozar Ivačković
Svetozar Ivačković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Ивачковић) (December 10, 1844 – January 30, 1924) was a distinguished post- Romantic Serbian architect; the most famous representative of the first epoch of the Serbian-Byzantine architectural revival in Serbia. He, like many Serbian architects of his time, was educated in Vienna, then the centre of contemporary 19th century architecture. Ivačković's finest work, according to Pravoslavlje, the official magazine of the Serbian Orthodox Church, are the church of Transfiguration of Our Lord in Pančevo, built in 1877, and Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker church, located at the New Cemetery, better known as Novo Groblje The New Cemetery ( sr, Ново гробље, ''Novo groblje'') is a cemetery complex in Belgrade, Serbia, with a distinct history. It is located in Ruzveltova street in Zvezdara municipality. The cemetery was built in 1886 as the third Christia ..., in Belgrade, built in 1893, thanks to the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momir Korunović
Momir Korunović ( sr-cyr, Момир Коруновић), was a Serbian architect best-known for his projects built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival. He was sometimes called ''the Serbian Gaudi''. Korunović finished his higher education in Belgrade and went on to finish postgraduate studies at Czech Technical University in Prague, after being granted a scholarship provided by Ministry of Education of Serbia. He worked as a government official in the Ministry of Construction and was responsible for construction of a number of Sokol movement buildings, a wooden stadium, churches and other prominent buildings, with total of 143 authored projects. Selected works File:Зграда Соколског дома „Матица“ 1.JPG, Sokol building in Belgrade File:Sokolski dom Obrenovac.jpg, Sokol building in Obrenovac File:LjubljanaCvCirilaMetodaFotoThalerTamas1.jpg, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Ljubljana) File:Храм Покрова Пресвете Богородице у ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Deroko
Aleksandar Deroko ( sr-cyr, Александар Дероко; 4 September 1894 – 30 November 1988) was a Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Biography His great-grandfather was a Venetian named Marco de Rocco, who moved to Dubrovnik (in the Kingdom of Dalmatia) and married a local woman. Aleksandar's grandfather, Jovan, came to Belgrade to be an art teacher. On his maternal side, his great-uncle was Jovan Đorđević (1826–1900), the founder of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad. Deroko was also related to the famous Serbian writer Stevan Sremac (1855–1906). During his childhood years, his family lived in his great-uncles' house at Knez Mihailova Street, in the center of Belgrade. He was not a very good student in elementary and secondary school, in fact he barely managed to graduate. As he said in his biography, he preferred boating on the river Sava to studying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
