Alois Dryák (24 February 1872 in Olšany – 6 June 1932 in

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) was a

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architect and professor of ornamental design. Dryák is most famous for the design of the ornamental detail on

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masterpieces such as the 1905 re-design of the Hotel Europa (also known as Hotel Evropa, formerly Hotel Šroubek) in

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, done with fellow architect Bedřich Bendelmeier and architectural sculptor

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, which is dominated by an equestrian statue of

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. Dryak designed the ornate pedestal of this statue. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the

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Other people named Alois Dryák

Alois Vaclav Dryak - the nephew and namesake of Alois Dryák, the architect.

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Short biography (in Czech)
Czech architects 20th-century Czech architects Czechoslovak architects Art Nouveau architects Art competitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics Architects from Austria-Hungary 1872 births 1932 deaths {{CzechRepublic-architect-stub