Momir Korunović ( sr-cyr, Момир Коруновић), was a Serbian architect best-known for his projects built in

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. He was sometimes called ''the Serbian Gaudi''. Korunović finished his higher education in

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and went on to finish postgraduate studies at

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, 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

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movement buildings, a wooden stadium, churches and other prominent buildings, with total of 143 authored projects.

Selected works

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File:Sokolski dom Obrenovac.jpg, Sokol building in

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File:Храм Покрова Пресвете Богородице у Београду 2.jpg, Church of the Cover of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgrade File:Crkva Vaznesenja Gospodnjeg (nova), Krupanj 001.jpg,

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Seismological Institute Building Seismological Institute Building ( sr, Зграда Сеизмолошког завода, is located in Tašmajdan, park in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Built and adapted from 1908 to 1939, it was the first public building in this part o ...

File:Kuća Momira Korunovića 3.JPG, Korunović's family house File:Old Post Office in Belgrade during winter.jpg, Old Post Office File:Unrealized project by architect Momir Korunović3.png, Unrealized project, 1912-1914 File:Unrealized project by architect Momir Korunović2.png, Unrealized project of a Post office building, 1912-1914

References

Literature

* Đurić Zamolo, Divna, ''Graditelji Beograda'', 1815-1914 * Kadijević, Aleksandar, ''Momir Korunović'', 1996 {{Authority control 1883 births 1969 deaths Serbian architects People from Jagodina

Selected works

See also

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