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

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

province. He mostly worked in

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, Neo-romanticic and

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styles.

Biography

Nikolić finished elementary school in

Senta Senta ( sr-cyrl, Сента, ; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Zenta'', ; Romanian language, Romanian: ''Zenta'') is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the bank of the Tisza, Tisa river in the geographical ...

, and continued his education in

Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the shores of rivers Timiș (ri ...

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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 Order of the Cross of Takovo by king

Milan I of Serbia Milan Obrenović IV ( sr-cyr, Милан Обреновић, Milan Obrenović; 22 August 1854 – 11 February 1901) reigned as the Prince of Serbia from 10 June 1868 until 1882, when he became King of Serbia, a title he held until his abdica ...

. In early 1892 Nikolić moved from

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Sremski Karlovci Sremski Karlovci ( sr-Cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka Districtautonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danube, from Novi Sad. According to the 202 ...

, which was the spiritual capital of

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. At the behest of his godfather or cousin Patriarch

Georgije Branković Georgije Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Георгије Бранковић; 1830–1907) was the Patriarch of Karlovci, the spiritual leader of Habsburg Serbs, from 1890 until his death in 1907. He instigated a number of significant religious, education ...

, 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

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

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

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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

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814 (), while its adminis ...

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