Viktor Sulčič
Illustration — Drawing of Sulčič in 1922 Viktor Sulčič (1895–1973), also known in Spanish as Víctor or Victorio Sulcic, was an architect of Slovene ethnic origin, best known for his contributions to Art Deco architecture in Argentina. He is most renowned as one of the designers of the iconic La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, home of the Boca Juniors football club. He was born on January 14, 1895, in Santa Croce (in Slovene: Križ), a village near Trieste, which at the time was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Viktor Sulčič
1) Veno Pilon 2) Viktor Sulčič 3) ignote · https: outsider.si/viktor-sulcic-graditelj-metropole/ Viktor Sulčič, graditelj metropole https: Viktor Sulčič, ok. l. 1920 · Public domain
- Born
- 1895 · Santa Croce.
- Died
- 1973 · Buenos Aires.
- Nationality
- Argentina · Austria–Hungary
- Occupation
- architect · painter
- Known for
- La Bombonera
- Languages
- Italian · Slovene · Spanish
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After World War I, the territory was annexed by Italy, and Sulčič became an Italian citizen. He studied architecture in Florence and Bologna, before emigrating to Argentina, where he built a successful and lasting architectural legacy. Other works by Viktor Sulcic include a collection of water colours depicting South American landscapes and poems written in Spanish. Viktor Sulcic was married to Anna Kiselicki, a piano teacher, native of Vranjevo near Novi Bečej in Serbia. They had two sons: Fedor and Hector Igor Sulcic. He died in 1973 in Buenos Aires.
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Viktor Sulčič appears in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names as an architect and painter (1895 – 1973). Viktor Sulčič was born in Slovenija (1895) and died in Buenos Aires (1973).
Veno Pilon: "Young architect Viktor Sulčič by work in 1922". Pilon was before Sulčič's classmate.
1) Veno Pilon 2) Viktor Sulčič 3) ignote · https: outsider.si/viktor-sulcic-graditelj-metropole/ Viktor Sulčič, graditelj metropole https: Viktor Sulčič, ok. l. 1920
Viktor Sulčič: Sketch for the Banco hipotecario in Buenos Aires in 1926
1) Veno Pilon 2) Viktor Sulčič 3) ignote · https: outsider.si/viktor-sulcic-graditelj-metropole/ Viktor Sulčič, graditelj metropole https: Viktor Sulčič, ok. l. 1920
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1895
Viktor Sulčič born at Santa Croce.
1973
Viktor Sulčič died at Buenos Aires.
1998
Abasto de Buenos Aires.
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Viktor Sulčič is recorded as architect and painter.
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