Ernesto Korrodi
Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944), was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there. He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.
Ernesto Korrodi
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- Name
- Ernesto Korrodi
- Birth Name
- Ernst Korrodi
- Born
- 31 January 1870
- Birthplace
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Place of death
- Leiria, Portugal
- Occupation
- Architect
- Known for
- Pioneering Art Nouveau architecture in Portugal
- Full name
- Ernst Korrodi.
- Died
- 1944. · Leiria.
- Nationality
- Portugal and Kingdom of Portugal.
- Languages
- Portuguese.
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Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944), was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there. He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.
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• Name — Ernesto Korrodi • Birth Name — Ernst Korrodi • Born — 31 January 1870 • Birthplace — Zurich, Switzerland • Place of death — Leiria, Portugal • Citizenship — Portugal • Occupation — Architect • Known for — Pioneering Art Nouveau architecture in Portugal • Illustration — The Quinta da Cerca, Leiria, designed by Ernesto Korrodi
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He has more than 400 works in all Portugal of which the most important are: • Castle of D. Chica • Hotel Guadiana in the town of Vila Real de Santo António, the oldest Hotel in the Algarve. • Restoration of Leiria Castle • Church of Santa Catarina da Serra, Leiria (1902)
Edifício residencial, projecto da autoria do arquitecto Ernesto Korrodi, foi distinguido com o Prémio Valmor e Municipal de Arquitectura de 1917.
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Edifício residencial, projecto da autoria do arquitecto Ernesto Korrodi, foi distinguido com o Prémio Valmor e Municipal de Arquitectura de 1917.
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1870
Ernesto Korrodi was born on 31 January 1870.
1929
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Assumption is dated 1929.
1944
Ernesto Korrodi died on 3 February 1944.
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