Józef Płoszko

Józef Płoszko
Born	1867 Poland
Died	1931
Nationality	Polish
Known for	Architect

Józef Płoszko (Russian: Иосиф Плошко, Azerbaijani: Yuzef Ploşko, Polish: Józef Płoszko; 1867—1931) was a Polish architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, author of multiple architectural projects in Baku.

Józef Płoszko was born in 1867. He studied at the Russian Imperial Academy of Arts, but soon left it and joined the Petersburg University of Civil Engineers. After graduation in 1895, Plośko was sent to Kiev. Working there for two years, he moved to Baku at the invitation of another Polish architect Józef Goslawski and took place of local architect at construction department of the Baku city administration. He later became the chief architect of Baku.

Plośko was close architect of millionaire Musa Naghiyev, but Murtuza Mukhtarov, Nuri Amiraslanov, the Rylskis - a rich Polish family and others also were among his clients. In 1907, Agha Musa Naghiyev purchased an area in the center of the city, on Nikolayevskaya (at present Istiglaliyyat Street) Street and ordered architect Plośko to build a public-charity building in memory of his earlier died son. The monumental Ismailiyya building built upon the pattern of the Doge’s palace in Venice was Plośko's first independent work in Baku. This building immediately became one of the main architectural sites of the city. Now it houses the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

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