Ivan Vasilyov ( bg, Иван Васильов) was a

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n architect, born in 1893, deceased in 1979. Together with Dimitar Tsolov, they established one of the most successful Bulgarian architectural studios called Vasilyov-Tsolov. Many of the landmarks of Sofia are their works,Vasilyov-Tsolov at the National Library
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, Sofia (1929),

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

Library (1932),

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headquarters (1939) and The Ministry of Defence headquarters (1939-1945). In 2010, in their honor, a commemorative plaque was affixed to the National Library.

Biography and Career

Born as Ivan Tsokov Vasilyov on 28 February 1893 in the town of Oryahovo, Bulgaria. In 1911, after completing high school in Sofia, he went to

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to study painting. In 1914, Vasilyov started his education in architecture in the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology where he graduated in 1919. After returning to Bulgaria, he worked in collaboration with

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on the design of Vlado Georgiev house, nowadays the

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n Embassy. In 1925, Ivan Vasilyov started a long time cooperation with Dimitar Tsolov with whom he created one of the finest examples in the Bulgarian architecture of that era.

Works

Vasilyov-Tsolov

*1926 - Banya Palace,

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village, Karlovo Municipality *1927 - The theatre of the army, Sofia *1928 - Crafts Bank (nowadays DSK bank), Sofia *1929 -

, Sofia *1932 -

Library *1935 - Sofia municipality hall *1935-37 - Cultural center in

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*1939 -

headquarters *1939-45 - The Ministry of Defence headquarters, Sofia *1940-53 - SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library, Sofia * Apartment buildings on “Vasil Levski” boulevard and “Tsar Osvoboditel” boulevard.

Other

*1923 - Vlado Georgiev house, nowadays the

n Embassy, Gladston str. 16, Sofia, (collaboration with

) * Andrey Nikolov house, nowadays a Cultural center called “The Red House”, Lyuben Karavelov str. 15, Sofia * D.A.Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov

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