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Osvald Polívka

Osvald Polívka

Czech architect


Osvald Polívka (24 May 1859 in Enns – 30 April 1931 in Prague) was an Austrian Empire-born architect associated with the Art Nouveau period in Prague. Polívka designed many of Prague's significant landmarks of the era, plus other work in Brno and elsewhere.

Osvald Polívka (1896)

After graduating from Czech Polytechnic in Prague, his first important commission was a collaboration with Antonín Wiehl, the 1894 Prague City Savings Bank. Polívka's style evolved through his active years but he remained devoted to the collaborating with artists for aesthetic effect. For the ornate landmark Municipal House he coordinated the work of many significant Czech muralists and sculptors of the time, including his friend Alfons Mucha.

He is buried at Olšany Cemetery in Prague.

Major architectural projects


References

  1. "Sixth-largest Chinese firm buying Živnobanka building". Prague Post. 2 September 2015.



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