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František Blažek (1863 in Zálší – 1 January 1944 in
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) was a
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architect who designed a great number of buildings in
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during the
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period.


Work

In Bosnia and Herzegovina he is also known as Franz Blazek, Franz Blažek, or Frank Blazek. Some of his noteworthy works include the
Mostar Gymnasium Gimnazija Mostar ( sr-cyr, Гимназија Мостар) is a gymnasium in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formerly called Gimnazija "Aleksa Šantić" (Гимназија "Алекса Шантић") in honour of the eponymous poet, it is no ...
, the in
Hořice Hořice (, also known as Hořice v Podkrkonoší; german: Horschitz) is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Březovice, Chlum, Chvalina, ...
,
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, and the Franz Josef Garrison in
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
(today's
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). František Blažek also designed three hotels in
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's suburb of
Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and is ...
near the Vrelo Bosne: hotels ''Igman'', ''Austria'' and ''Bosna''. They were completed in 1895.


Gallery

Ilidza Hotel-Bosna 2010-07-05.jpg, ''Hotel Bosnia'',
Ilidža Ilidža ( sr-cyrl, Илиџа, ) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a total population of 66,730 with 63,528 in Ilidža itself, and is ...
Hotel Austria, Ilidža (2010).JPG, ''Hotel Austria'', Ilidža The Turk and his lost provinces - Greece, Bulgaria, Servia, Bosnia (1903) (14799724063).jpg, ''Hotel Austria'' in 1903 Ministry of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina IMG 1155.JPG, Franz Josef Garrison in Sarajevo, 1898–1901


See also

* Karel Pařík *
Josip Vancaš Josip Vancaš (22 March 1859 – 15 December 1932) was an Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav architect who spent most of his career in the Bosnian city of Sarajevo, where he designed over two hundred buildings. He also designed important buildings in p ...
* Alexander Wittek *
Juraj Neidhardt Juraj Neidhardt (; 15 October 1901 – 13 July 1979) was an Austro-Hungarian and then Yugoslav architect, teacher, urban planner and writer. Biography Neidhardt was born in Zagreb on October 15, 1901. He studied architecture at the Academy of F ...
*
Architecture of Mostar Centuries before the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman conquest of Bosnia, Mostar was a small hamlet situated at a strategic crossing of the Neretva river. Its hinterlands consisted of a broad agricultural plain on the west bank and steep terraces on the eas ...


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* 1863 births 1944 deaths People from Ústí nad Orlicí District Czech architects Bosnia and Herzegovina architects {{CzechRepublic-architect-stub