Title:Smedovski's family house
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Kiril Marichkov (architect)Date:1907 - 1908Abstract:The cooperation between the two architects brought to light how different and individualistic they actually were. We could only assume who had the greater influence in each of their projects. Still, this building is closer to the clean stylistics of architect Fingov's own sparsely decorated house. Here too we could find relation to the ...Library:
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Title:Family house of merchant Laos Funk
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Kiril Marichkov (architect)Date:1903Abstract:The house was built as a villa outside the city centre and has a remarkable spatial and aesthetic effect. Architect Fingov defined it as the first genuine Secession building in Bulgaria. Its plan is open, functional, allows for the construction of a dynamic volume. The beauty of the building is revealed successively in motion - the images ...Library:
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Title:"Graf Ignatiev" Third Sofia Junior High School for boys
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Dimo Nichev (architect); Nicola Yurukov (architect)Date:1911 - 1915Abstract:This is one of the 8 public schools that were designed as a result of a competition won by the architects Fingov, Nichev and Yurukov. The three of them visited different cities in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland in order to study the latest trends in school buildings. Each of the schoolhouses had an individual design, bound by the ...Library:
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Title:Residential building of Brothers Ivanov
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Kiro Marichkov (architect)Date:1905Abstract:The collaboration between architects Fingov and Marichkov bears the unmistakable marks of the Secession. This particular building they designed right after the Laos Funk house. It is symmetrical and lacks the dynamics in the construction of a voluminous composition. But the architects' decision is justified by the urban character of the ...Library:
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Title:"Todor Minkov" School (First junior high for girls)
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Dimo Nichev (architect); Nicola Yurukov (architect)Date:1911Abstract:This is one of the 8 public schools that were designed as a result of a competition won by the architects Fingov, Nichev and Yurukov. The three of them visited different cities in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland in order to study the latest trends in school buildings. Each of the schoolhouses had an individual design, bound by the ...Library:
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Title:Family house of Alexander Radev
Author:Anton Tornyov (architect)Date:1909Abstract:Here, the author interpreted traditional motives from Bulgarian Revival architecture, but in the spirit of the new art. The house of Radev could be defined as Secession with a pronounced Bulgarian flavour.Library:
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Title:The family house of Shoylekov
Author:Anton Tornyov (architect)Date:1900Abstract:The life's work of architect Tornyov was marked by his intention to create national architecture. He did this in a different manner with each different type of building he designed, using elements from the architectural heritage and interpreting them in the spirit of Art Nouveau. The residential houses were made with Bulgarian Revival ...Library:
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Title:"Maria Luisa" School of Economics
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Kiro Marichkov (architect)Date:1907Abstract:Between 1903 and 1907 Architects Fingov and Marichkov designed and built three school houses and the School of Economics is one of them. The building is not particularly interesting as a volume composition. It's a two-storey lying volume that shapes the street corner. What is remarkable about it is the preserved original Secession stylistics ...Library:
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Title:Residential and commercial building of Luisa and Dimitar Stanishev
Author:Naum Torbov (architect)Date:1909Abstract:The building is trapezoid in shape and is located at a 3-way intersection. It is withdrawn from the street front and there is a free space in front of it, allowing for better perception of the main facade. The distinguished Secession master Naum Torbov created a relatively simple look, consistent with the residential and commercial function ...Library:
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Title:"Modern Theater" Cinema
Author:Dimo Nichev (architect)Date:1908 - 1913Abstract:This is the building of the first modern cinema theater in the city of Sofia, featuring a two-level hall with 350 seats. It was built in 1908, replacing an older two-storey house. The current facade was shaped in 1913 when the theater was expanded in order to enlarge its capacity by adding two smaller halls. The building kept its function ...Library:
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Title:Hentov's administrative and commercial building
Author:Naum Torbov (architect)Date:1906Abstract:The building is located on a bustling shopping street in the city centre, though not in its most presentable part. Its five storeys made it quite monumental for Sofia in the early XX century and also one of the few big Secession buildings.Library:
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Title:Craftsmen Association building
Author:Naum Torbov (architect)Date:1910Abstract:It was build for the needs of the Bulgarian carpentry guild. It was later used as a cinema theater and administrative building. It's highly distinctive look comes from the large thematic relief.Library:
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Title:Third High School for Boys
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Kiro Marichkov (architect)Date:1906Abstract:The architectural plan for Third High School for Boys in Yuchbunar District was presented at an exhibition of the “Lada” Union of South Slavic Artists that took place in Belgrade in September 1904. The design bears Secession stylistics and contributes to its affirmation in public buildings. In 1939 the schoolhouse was upgraded with another ...Library:
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Title:Voynov's residential and commercial building with a drug store
Author:unknownDate:around 1912Abstract:The building is located on an emblematic Sofia circle plaza and is a part of a row that shapes one of its sides. The facade is symmetrical in three axes, and the fourth axis - of the entrance and stairwell - differs in design. Currently the ground floor with the commercial area is not corresponding visually with the architecture of the ...Library:
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Title:Primary school "Yosif Kovachev"
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Dimo Nichev (architect); Nicola Yurukov (architect)Date:1911Abstract:This is one of the 8 public schools that were designed as a result of a competition won by the architects Fingov, Nichev and Yurukov. The three of them visited different cities in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Switzerland in order to study the latest trends in school buildings. Each of the schoolhouses had an individual design, bound by the ...Library:
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Title:Residential and commercial building with a restaurant "Gambrinus"
Author:Naum Torbov (architect)Date:1922Abstract:The building is located in Sofia's central city area, near one of the bustling shopping streets of the city in the early 20th century. It is not very distinctive, rather a part of the urban landscape of terraced houses. This, as well as the relatively late year of construction, renders its architecture rather rational, and the ornamentation ...Library:
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Title:St. Paraskeva Church
Author:Anton Tornyov (architect)Date:1921-1930Abstract:This church was built in 1921-1930 following an architectural contest, but the finishing works went on even further. The first contest for a church building at this exact spot was held in 1910 and was also won by architect Tornyov. This edifice could be considered as the result of a year-long debate for the appearance of the church house ...Library:
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Title:Architect Fingov's Family House
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect)Date:1907 - 1908Abstract:The noted Bulgarian architect designed his own house with an open plan. The rooms flow naturally into one another, providing functionality and comfort, and at the same time creating a dynamic perception of the interior space, as well as the exterior. The exterior totally lacks decorations. We could sense the influence of Joseph Maria Olbrich ...Library:
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Title:Parushev Brothers Family Houses
Author:Nicola Lazarov (architect)Date:1911Abstract:The Parushev brothers houses pose an exception in the work of architect Nicola Lazarov, who was educated in France and loved order systems, Baroque, formal symmetry and lush decorations. However, here we detect the undeniable marks of Secession in its romantic interpretation, like in the works of Hector Guimard. The roof shape is unique for ...Library:
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Title:Sofia Bank Building
Author:Georgi Fingov (architect); Dimo Nichev (architect); Nicola Yurukov (architect)Date:1910 - 1913Abstract:The spatial composition of the building raises certain Baroque associations. The corner is crowned with a dome, under which is god Mercury - patron of merchants. The building decorations have a symbolic meaning - trade and integrity are represented by Mercury; freedom and protection - by the eagles with spread wings above the main entrance. ...Library: