Vladimir Nikolić (1857–1922; sr-cyr, Владимир Николић), was a Serbian architect notable for his projects built in

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province. He mostly worked in

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, Neo-romanticic and

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styles.

Biography

Nikolić finished elementary school in

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, and continued his education in

Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; german: Pantschowa; hu, Pancsova; ro, Panciova; sk, Pánčevo) is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on ...

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and later went on to Vienna and enrolled at the

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but did not finish his studies. He spent nine years working on several projects in the

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, for which he was awarded

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by king

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. In early 1892 Nikolić moved from

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, which was the spiritual capital of

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. At the behest of his godfather or cousin Patriarch

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, he designed and built numerous buildings in Sremski Karlovci and other parts of Vojvodina, including the Patriarchate Court. Nikolić was an active hunter and

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. The architecture of the Patriarch's Palace (1892) belongs to the neo-Renaissance and the

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, although the author found his inspiration on the boundaries of the Renaissance, and among the Romantic and Byzantine symbols. After constructing the Bishop's Palace according to the principles of

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(1901), he remained faithful to the spirit of neo-Romanticism, the Byzantine tradition and the

Selected works

File:Vladičanski dvor, Novi Sad.jpg, Episcopal palace in

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File:Patriarchate Court in Sremski Karlovci 04.jpg, Patriarchate Court in Sremski Karlovci File:Gimnazija Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Novi Sad.jpg,

Gymnasium Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Gymnasium ( sr, Гимназија "Јован Јовановић Змај", Gimnazija "Jovan Jovanović Zmaj") is a secondary school in Novi Sad, Serbia. It is named after Jovan Jovanović Zmaj, a Serb poet. It was founded ...

File:The Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas.jpg, Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Sremski Karlovci File:Radnički dom u Vukovaru.JPG, Workers’ Hall, former hotel ''Grand Paunović'' in

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File:Кронићева палата.jpg, Kronić palace in

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File:Preparandija.jpg, Preparandija in

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File:Stefaneum - panoramio.jpg, Stefaneum in Novi Sad File:Kapela porodice Nikolić 8361 03.jpg, Nikolić family chapel File:Dundjerskovo pozorište, Novi Sad, oko 1900.jpg, Serbian National Theatre (Dunđerski’s theatre) built in 1895

References

Literature

*Stončić, Donka, ''Arhitekt Vladimir Nikolić'', Opštinski zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Novi Sad, 1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:Nikolić, Vladimir 1857 births 1922 deaths Serbian architects People from Senta

Biography

Selected works

See also

References

Literature