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Petar Bajalović

Petar Bajalović (in Cyrillic Serbian: Петар Бајаловић; Šabac, Serbia, 27 May 1876 - Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, 14 April 1947) was a Serbian architect who lived and worked during the latter part of Belle Epoque and the Interwar period. He was one of the representatives of architectural modernism in Serbia.

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Biography edit

Petar Bajalović completed his Gymnasium education in Belgrade, after which he enrolled at the Technical Faculty of the Belgrade's Visoka škola, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then went to Germany to pursue his post-graduate studies in architecture at the Technical College in Karlsruhe. There he graduated in 1905.[1]

From 1906 until his death, he was a professor and founder of the descriptive geometry field of studies at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Belgrade,[1] where he distinguished himself as an excellent pedagogue. His daughter Jelena Bajalović took his courses there and in turn became an architect.

He constructed the pavilion for Kingdom of Serbia on International Exhibition of Art of 1911.[2]

Petar Bajalović is the older brother of Đura Bajalović, who was also a prominent Belgrade architect.

Oeuvres edit

 
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law building
 
Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment
  • Serbian Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Rome (1911-1912);[1][3]
  • Leona Panajot's house (31 rue Francuska, in Belgrade), completed in 1908, characteristic of Art Nouveau and now classified;
  • The house of Mihailo Petrović Alas at 22 Kosančićev venac in Belgrade was completed in 1910; the house, also influenced by Art Nouveau, is today inscribed on the list of protected cultural monuments of the Republic of Serbia and on the list of protected cultural treasures of the City of Belgrade.
  • the Stanković music school (1 Kneza Miloša street in Belgrade) was renovated by Petar Bajalović in 1913-1914; it is now classified as a Historical Monument;[4]
  • the house of Saint Sava in Belgrade (13 Cara Dušana street), was modified by Petar Bajalović in 1923 from the construction designed by Jovan Ilkić; the building is classified as a Historic Monument;[5]
  • the building of the Saint Sava Association in Belgrade (11 Cara Dušana street), completed in 1924 on plans of 1914, of academic style with a historicizing decoration, it is classified Historic monument;[6]
  • Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment (5 Studentski trg in Belgrade), completed in 1932; it is inscribed on the list of cultural treasures of the City of Belgrade;[7][8]
  • the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, 1937-1940.[9][10]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Conley, Tanja D. (2020-02-25). Urban Architectures in Interwar Yugoslavia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-68645-0.
  2. ^ Elezović, Zvezdana (2009). "Kosovske teme paviljona Kraljevine Srbije na međunarodnoj izložbi u Rimu 1911. godine". Baština. 27.
  3. ^ "Srpski paviljon u Rimu 1911. Godine. Serbia's Pavilion at Rome Expo 1911 | Serbia, Rome, World".
  4. ^ "Stanković Music School". beogradskonasledje.rs. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "St. Sava House". beogradskonasledje.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  6. ^ "St. Sava Association Building". beogradskonasledje.rs. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Kolarac Popular University Building". beogradskonasledje.rs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. ^ "People's University 'Kolarac' – Belgrade for me". belgradeforme.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17.
  9. ^ Večernje novosti, ed. (6 August 2007). "I "Lola" pod zaštitom". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  10. ^ Ćorović, Ljubica (2004). Belgrade Tourist Guide. Kreativni centar. ISBN 978-86-7781-242-3.

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