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Henrik Böhm
Henrik Böhm (10 April 1867 – 23 October 1936) was a Hungarian Jewish architect who worked in the Secession (art), secessionist style. Life and works After attending schools in Székesfehérvár and Budapest, Böhm earned a degree in architecture from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest University of Technology in 1890. After a long study trip, he then settled in Budapest. His main works: * New town hall, Újpest (1899) * (1905-1906) * Trade Casino in Čakovec, Croatia * Újpestvidéki Takarékpénztár in Újpest He also excelled in funerary architecture: he designed several tombs in the Rákoskeresztúr cemetery. References "SZEMÉLYNÉV: Böhm Henrik" in: Péter Ujvári. '. 1929. External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohm, Henrik Hungarian architects 1867 births 1936 deaths Architects from Austria-Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čakovec Trgovački Kasino
Čakovec (; ; ; ) is a city in Northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital, and close to the borders with Slovenia and Hungary. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Counties of Croatia, Croatian county. It is situated centrally in the lowland part of the Međimurje (region), region, along the Trnava (Međimurje), Trnava river. History According to the geographer Strabo's reports in the 1st century, today's location of the city of Čakovec was the site of Aquama (''wet town'') in Ancient Rome, Roman times and at the time a marshland, a military post and a legionnaire camp. One popular legend describes a green Slavic dragon#Pozoj, pozoj (dragon) once dwelling beneath the city and causing natural disasters such as hail and earthquakes, with its head under the castle and its tail under the church, or vice versa. It could only be gotten rid of by a ''grabancija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
