Vjekoslav Bastl
Vjekoslav "Alojz" Bastl (13 August 1872 – 3 September 1947) was a Croatian architect known for his diverse secessionist architectural style. His work circulated mostly within the boundaries of Zagreb, where he resided. Later in life, he was heavily influenced by modernism.
Also recorded as Alois Bastl
Vjekoslav Bastl
- Name
- Vjekoslav Bastl
- Born
- 13 August 1872
- Birthplace
- Příbram, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 3 September 1947
- Place of death
- Zagreb, PR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary · Kingdom of Yugoslavia · Independent State of Croatia
- Occupation
- architect
- Fields
- architecture
- Known for
- Kallina House
- Languages
- Croatian · Czech
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Vjekoslav "Alojz" Bastl (13 August 1872 – 3 September 1947) was a Croatian architect known for his diverse secessionist architectural style. His work circulated mostly within the boundaries of Zagreb, where he resided. Later in life, he was heavily influenced by modernism.
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Vjekoslav Bastl (1872–1947) was an architect, a national of Austria–Hungary and the Independent State of Croatia. The architect was born in Příbram and died in Zagreb.
Vjekoslav Bastl worked for Hönigsberg & Deutsch. Activity centred on architecture.
Among the works is Kallina House. Languages used include Croatian and Czech.
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Today, he is regarded as one of the highlights of early modern architecture in Croatia.
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• Name — Vjekoslav Bastl • Born — 13 August 1872 • Birthplace — Příbram, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 3 September 1947 • Place of death — Zagreb, PR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia • Practice — Hönigsberg & Deutsch • Significant Buildings — Kallina House, Zagreb Ethnographic Museum,
Biography
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Bastl was born on 13 August 1872 to an ethnic Czech family originating from a Bohemian town Příbram. He eventually moved to Zagreb where he established a status as an architect working for the Hönigsberg & Deutsch atelier. His motives for emigrating to Croatia remain unknown (Croatian lands and Czech lands were part of one empire at the time). Upon arrival, he enrolled in the Royal crafts school, graduating in 1896.
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Arranged chronologically: • Pečić House - 43 Ilica st. (1899) • Ethnographic Museum, Zagreb (1902) • Rado House - 5 Ban Jelačić square (1904–1905) • Feller House - Ban Jelačić square (1905–1906) • Kallina House, 20 Gundulićeva st. • Hrvatsko-slavonska zemaljska štedionica - Ilica 25 • Goršak House - 166 Ilica st. (1906) • Hodovsky House - 47 Gajeva st. (1909–1910) • Hotel Manduševac - Vlaška st. (1920) • Illustration — Zagreb Ethnographic Museum (1905–1906) • Illustration — Pečić House (1899) • Illustration — Feller House (1905–1906) • Illustration — Kallina House (1903–1904)
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