Nikola Lazarov
Nikola Ivanov Lazarov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов Лазаров) (1 April 1870 – 14 June 1942) was a Bulgarian architect.
Lazarov was born in the
Prince of Bulgaria himself, and returned to Paris. He graduated from the École Spéciale d'Architecture in 1893 with a thesis on the main church of the Rila Monastery.[1]
Upon his graduation Nikola Lazarov returned to Sofia. As a royal scholarship student, he was obliged to work for three years as a royal architect. During that period he participated in the construction of the northeast wing of the
Sofia Royal Palace and the final interior works on the Euxinograd palace in Varna. He also finished the exterior and interior design of the Central Military Club in Sofia, which was only roughly constructed under Antonín Kolář.[2]
In 1896, he established the first private architectural company
Works
- Sofia Royal Palace and Euxinogradpalace
- Parushevi Brothers' twin houses at Oborishte Street, Sofia[2]
- Baron Gendovich House, Sofia[2][3]
- Sofia Court House (initial project, later redesigned by Pencho Koychev)[2]
- Central Military Club, Sofia[3] (initial project by Antonín Kolář); military clubs in Shumen, Plovdiv and Varna[5]
- Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre, Varna[3]
- Public Baths in Pleven[2]
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Gallery
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Central Military Club
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Sofia Court House
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Baron Gendovich House
References
- ^ a b Милкова, Милена (October 2006). "Къщите на архитект Никола Лазаров" (in Bulgarian). Къщата. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Минева-Милчева, Юлия. "Никола Лазаров — кавалерът на forma urbis" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Ек. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ OCLC 163361648.
- ^ "Съвременното градоустройствено развитие (1938–1999)" (in Bulgarian). Столична община. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Овчарова, Светла (March 2003). "Традицията също дава криле" (in Bulgarian). Български войн. Retrieved 7 March 2010.