Josef Schnitter

Josef Schnitter (, Yosif Shniter; 16 October 1852 – 26 April 1914) was a Czech-Bulgarian architect, engineer and geodesist. He is credited with shaping the modern appearance of Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city.

Biography Schnitter was born on 16 October 1852 in Nový Bydžov in Bohemia, Austrian Empire (today in the Czech Republic). He graduated from the University of Technology's Faculty of Construction in the imperial capital Vienna and then moved to the Russian Empire, where he converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church. Schnitter arrived in Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 and assisted the Imperial Russian Army as an engineer, designing the pontoon bridges used in the crossing of the Danube and the fortification equipment employed by the Russians in the Siege of Plevna. Schnitter was injured at Pleven and received a sabre from General Eduard Totleben, who commanded the siege, as a recognition of his contribution to the siege's success. the house where writer Ivan Vazov lived Yoakim Gruev's house Dragan Manchov's house (1887) Sveshtarovi brothers' house (1888) Ivan Gerdzhikov's house (1890) Ivan Andonov's house (1891) Orozdi Bak commercial house building (1896–1897) Metropol Hotel Konstantin Naydenovich's house (1905–1906) Plovdiv municipality engineering department building

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