František Blažek (1863 in
Zálší – 1 January 1944 in
Prague
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) was a
Czech
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architect who designed a great number of buildings in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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during the
Austro-Hungarian
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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, ...
,
Czech Republic
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, and the Franz Josef Garrison in
Sarajevo
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(today's
Ministry of Defence
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).
František Blažek also designed three hotels in
Sarajevo
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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
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Karel Pařík
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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 ...
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Alexander Wittek
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
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1863 births
1944 deaths
People from Ústí nad Orlicí District
Czech architects
Bosnia and Herzegovina architects
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