Dragiša Brašovan

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Dragiša Brašovan
Born	(1887-05-25)May 25, 1887 Vršac, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	October 6, 1965(1965-10-06) (aged 78) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian

Dragiša Brašovan (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Брашован) (May 25, 1887 - October 6, 1965) was a Serbian modernist architect, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century in Yugoslavia.^[1]

Works

Air Force Command in Zemun.

Banovina Palace in Novi Sad.

Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Pavilion, Barcelona 1929.

Zrenjanin:

Serbian bank building, about 1920th
Sokolski dom, 1927.

Orlovat:

Church of the Presentation of Mary, 1924-1927.^[2]

Novi Sad:

Workers' Association, 1931.
Banovina building, (now the Executive Council of Vojvodina), 1939.
Main Post Office, 1961.

Belgrade:

The Museum of Nikola Tesla building, 1932.
The State Printing building (later BIGZ building), 1934-1941.
Command of the Air Force Zemun, 1939.
Hotel Metropol, 1953.
Several buildings built in the 1930s (Francuska no. 5, Liberation Blvd. No.2, Boulevard of Despot Stefan no. 8, etc.).

Jagodina:

Apartment blocks of Cable Factory Svetozarevo (FX), built in the late 1950s

Barcelona

Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition. Was with the Barcelona Pavilion of Mies van der Rohe and the Swedish Pavilion of Peder Clason the only examples of avant-garde architecture. The building, demolished after the exposition, had the shape of an irregular star and the façade had no ornamental elements as the other historicist pavilions.

References

↑ Blagojevic, Ljiljana (2003). Modernism in Serbia: The Elusive Margins of Belgrade Architecture, 1919-1941. MIT Press. Dust jacket. ISBN 978-0-262-02537-9.
↑ 20bogoroice.htm Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Orlovat

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v t e Notable architecture in Belgrade, Serbia

Topics	Architecture in Belgrade Buildings and Structures in Belgrade Skyscrapers in Belgrade

Architects and firms	Nikola Hajdin Dragiša Brašovan

Tallest buildings	Ušće Tower Beograđanka Genex Tower Avala TV Tower

Religion buildings	Cathedral of Saint Sava Fenek monastery St. Mark's Church, Belgrade Zemun monastery St. Michael's Cathedral Ružica Church

Historic buildings	Despot Stefan Tower Beli Dvor Captain Miša’s Mansion Countess Ljubica's Residence Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Government buildings	Old Palace (Belgrade) National Assembly of Serbia

Hotels	Hotel Jugoslavija Hyatt Regency Belgrade Aleksandar Palas Hotel Continental Hotel Belgrade Hotel Moskva Jat Airways Hotels Metropol Hotel Belgrade Le Petit Piaf

Transportation	Mostar interchange Ada Bridge Gazela Bridge Pančevo Bridge New Railroad Bridge Branko's Bridge

Museums	National Museum of Serbia Nikola Tesla Museum Ethnographic Museum Military Museum Belgrade City Museum Museum of 4 July Museum of African Art, Serbia Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Aviation Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Natural History Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Railway Museum

Office buildings	Airport City Belgrade

Entertainment venues	Belgrade Arena Hala Pinki Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment Hala sportova

Under construction	Zemun-Borča Bridge Marina Dorcol Prokop

Proposed	Delta Planet Autokomanda Tenis Centar Đoković Delta City Block 20

Authority control	VIAF: 53628138

Persondata
Name	Brasovan, Dragisa
Alternative names
Short description	Serbian architect
Date of birth	May 25, 1887
Place of birth	Vršac, Serbia
Date of death	October 6, 1965
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia

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