Viktor Sulčič (1895 - 1973), also known as Víctor (or Victorio) Sulcic, was a Slovenian born

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. He was born in 1895 in Križ (in

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''Santa Croce'') near

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. He completing his studies of

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and

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. Sulčič

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in 1924. He joined two other architects there: José Luis Delpini and Raúl Bes. The two most famous buildings designed by the trio, are located in

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: the Abasto

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, completed in 1934, and

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, completed in 1940. Other works by Viktor Sulcic include a collection of water colours depicting South American landscapes and poems written in Spanish. He died in 1973 in

. Viktor Sulcic was married to Anna Kiselicki, a piano teacher, native of Vranjevo near Novi Bečej in

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. They had two sons: Fedor and Hector Igor Sulcic.

External links

In Spanish:
An article about Abasto market from La Nación

* ttp://html.rincondelvago.com/barrio-de-la-boca.html A description about La Boca district, including a few words about La Bombonera stadium 1895 births Naturalized citizens of Argentina 1973 deaths Architects from Buenos Aires Architects from Trieste Italian emigrants to Argentina Art Deco architects Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery Slovenian emigrants to Argentina {{argentina-architect-stub