Karel Pařík
| Karel Pařík | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 July 1857 Veliš u Jičína, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 16 June 1942 (aged 84) Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings |
National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Synagogue The Evangelical Church Municipal Hall Sharia School Hotel Europe (Sarajevo) |
Karel Pařík (4 July 1857 – 16 June 1942) was a Czech-born architect who spent most of his life in Sarajevo where he designed over seventy major buildings.
This Czech native, born near Jičín in 1857, moved to Sarajevo at the age of 26, after the Austro-Hungarian ascension of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He designed around 150 buildings in Bosnia, 70 of them being in Sarajevo. Today they house important Sarajevo institutions such as: National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo National Theatre, Sharia School, Sarajevo Synagogue, as well as house of government and schools.
He fought for maintaining historical parts of Sarajevo and proposed construction of new parts of the city away from the old town. Karel Pařík placed his personal mark and made great contributions to the urbanization of Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He is buried in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Among many other Karel Pařík's works, a couple that particularly stand out are also the Faculty of Law building, St.Joseph Church, National Bank, Marijin Dvor and many other buildings in Sarajevo.
Sarajevo National Theatre designed by Karel Pařík
Former Union hotel in Sarajevo designed by Karel Pařík
Karel Pařík's grave in Sarajevo. The epitaph reads: "Here rests the builder of Sarajevo. Czech by birth, Sarajevan by choice. - A thankful Bosnia and Herzegovina."
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