František Blažek

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Mostar Gymnasium from 1902 built in Moorish Revival style and designed by František Blažek
Masaryk Independence Tower in Hořice, Czechia

František Blažek (1863 – 1 January 1944) was a Czech-born architect who designed a great number of buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Austro-Hungarian period.[1]

In Bosnia and Herzegovina he is also known as Franz Blazek, Franz Blažek, or Frank Blazek.[citation needed] Some of his noteworthy works include the Mostar Gymnasium, the  [cs] in Hořice, Czech Republic, and the Franz Josef Garrison in Sarajevo (today's Ministry of Defence).[2][3]

František Blažek also designed three hotels in Sarajevo's suburb of Ilidža near the Vrelo Bosne: hotels Igman, Austria and Bosna. They were completed in 1895.[4]

  • Hotel Bosnia, Ilidža

  • Hotel Austria, Ilidža

  • Hotel Austria in 1903

  • Franz Josef Garrison in Sarajevo, 1898–1901

  • Gimnazija Mostar, 1898–1902

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References[]

  1. ^ "Monuments from Austro–Hungarian period". QUERDENKEN Wiki. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ^ "Masarykova vež samostatnosti, CZ". Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sarajevo (1878–1918)". sarajevo18781918.blogger.ba. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Ilidža History" (in Bosnian). Ilidža Municipality. Retrieved February 17, 2012.

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