Zygmunt Gorgolewski | |
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| Born | (1845-02-14)14 February 1845 |
| Died | 6 July 1903(1903-07-06) (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | Royal Building Academy |
| Occupation | architect |
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Zygmunt Gorgolewski (14 February 1845 inSolec – 6 July 1903 inLviv) was a Polish architect, renowned for his construction of theGrand Theatre inLviv.[1][2]
Gorgolewski was born inSolec (Schulitz),Grand Duchy of Posen,Kingdom of Prussia. Between 1866 and 1871 he studied inBerlin at theRoyal Building Academy. During his studies, Gorgolewski also supervised the construction ofLehrte Train Station in Berlin. After graduating, for six years he worked as an assistant in his alma mater. After that he became an advisor at the Prussian Ministry of Public Works, official royal palace architect and architecture inspector (Königlicher Regierungsbaumeister) inHalle upon Saale.[3] Gorgolewski was one of the most notable supporters ofhistoricism in architecture in theKingdom of Prussia and then theGerman Empire.
Among his projects were two versions of the futureReichstag building, which he proposed in 1872 and then in 1882. His projects were among merely 20 chosen by the committee out of more than 100. However, in the end his ideas for these projects were refused.[3] At the same time, Gorgolewski was awarded with the construction ofKaiser Wilhelm's Bridge. Other, more successful, projects include the plans of refurbishment of royal palaces in Berlin andin Kiel, expansion of University Hospitals in Halle upon Saale andBonn, the Bathhouse IV (1883-1885, now numbered II) ofBad Oeynhausen spa inWestphalia.[4] In addition, he contributed plans for the projected new construction of theBerlin Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church, and worked on renovatingBellevue Palace, and created as main architect courthouses inOpole (Oppeln) andOlsztyn (Allenstein), as well as prisons inŚwidnica (Schweidnitz) andChorzów (Königshütte).
In theGreater Poland region, Gorgolewski conducted the construction of many notable palaces both in and aroundPoznań. His works include:[3]
He was also appointed as the main architect of the refurbishment ofOlyka Castle owned byFerdynand Radziwiłł inOłyka,Volhynia. During his stay there, Gorgolewski for the first time visitedVilnius,Kraków,Kyiv andLviv.[3] The latter city enjoyed a period of fast expansion and in 1875 Gorgolewski took part in the contest for the project of the futureDiet of Galicia and Lodomeria. His project was the most disputed and highly praised, but it was finally turned down, mostly due to financial reasons.
In 1879, Gorgolewski married Helena née Hulewicz. He was also an active member of many architectural juries across partitioned Poland. Among others, he was the member of the jury during the contest for the project ofKraków Old Theatre (1889),[6] the bank inCzerniowce andChurch of St. Elizabeth in Lviv. In 1893 he moved to Lviv, where he was chosen as the main architect of the Grand Theatre (1897–1900). To avoid being accused of using his well-established position in society, Gorgolewski prepared his winning project of the theatre in secret[3] and then sent it under afalse name fromLeipzig. Other notable building of his authorship was the Industrial School in the same city. In 1894, he was a member of a team of architects supervising the construction of over 100 pavilions for theGeneral National Exhibition in Lviv.[7]
Gorgolewski died in Lviv and was buried in theLychakiv Cemetery.[3]
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