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Emil Králíček

1877 – 1930

Czech architect

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About Emil Králíček

Lived 1877 – 1930 (aged 52–53). Emil Králíček was an Austrian architect and general contractor.

Emil Králíček (11 October 1877 – 26 March 1930) was a Czech architect.

Králíček studied at Prague Industrial Arts School and in the offices of Antonin Balsanek in Prague and Joseph Maria Olbrich in Darmstadt. He began designing in Prague around 1900 in the office of Matěj Blecha, and worked in the styles of classicism, Art Nouveau, Czech Cubism and Czech Rondocubism successively. Beginning as draftsman Králíček worked himself into a position of project manager, and developed collaborations with a number of Czech sculptors like Celda Klouček, Antonín Waigant and Karel Pavlík.

Králíček started his own office in 1920, and committed suicide ten years afterward. Projects Work includes:

Hotel Zlatá Husa, Wenceslas Square in Prague, with Matěj Blecha, 1909-1910 Adam Pharmacy, at #8 Wenceslas Square, with Blecha, 1911-1913 the Diamant House in Prague, with Blecha, 1912-1913 Šupich Building, now the Moravian Bank, Wenceslas Square, possible attribution with Blecha Gallery

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1930, Prague, Old Town
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Emil Králiček, Emil Kralicek

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Emil Králíček?

Czech architect (1877–1930)

When was Emil Králíček born?

Emil Králíček was born on 11 October 1877 in Havlíčkův Brod.

When did Emil Králíček die?

Emil Králíček died in 1930 in Prague, Old Town.

What was Emil Králíček's occupation?

Emil Králíček was an architect and general contractor.

What nationality was Emil Králíček?

Emil Králíček was Austrian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emil Králíček

· Wikidata: Q324103

· DBpedia: Emil Králíček

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