Bedřich Münzberger
*20. 10. 1846 – Prague, Czech Republic
†23. 7. 1928 – Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
Bedřich (Friedrich) Münzberger was a Czech architect whose work ranged from historicism through Art Nouveau to constructivism. His mother Gabriela Münzbergerová, née Barvitiová (1825–1897), was the sister of architect Antonín Barvitius and painter Viktor Barvitius. He studied architecture at the Czech Technical University. He then interned at the architectural office of his uncle Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann. From 1866, he was enrolled in extraordinary studies and also served as an assistant at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (1866-68). In 1874, he established a design office with Antonín Baum. Initially, he realized buildings designed by Ullmann and Baum. He is primarily known as the designer of the Industrial Palace at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, whose steel structure was designed by J. Reiter. He also contributed to projects of historicizing and functionalist buildings in the Czech lands. In 1897 and 1898, he was the chairman of the Commission for the Inventory of Monuments of the City of Prague and co-created the first system of heritage care in Bohemia.
Bedřich (Friedrich) Münzberger was a Czech architect whose work ranged from historicism through Art Nouveau to constructivism. His mother Gabriela Münzbergerová, née Barvitiová (1825–1897), was the sister of architect Antonín Barvitius and painter Viktor Barvitius. He studied architecture at the Czech Technical University. He then interned at the architectural office of his uncle Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann. From 1866, he was enrolled in extraordinary studies and also served as an assistant at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (1866-68). In 1874, he established a design office with Antonín Baum. Initially, he realized buildings designed by Ullmann and Baum. He is primarily known as the designer of the Industrial Palace at the Prague Exhibition Grounds, whose steel structure was designed by J. Reiter. He also contributed to projects of historicizing and functionalist buildings in the Czech lands. In 1897 and 1898, he was the chairman of the Commission for the Inventory of Monuments of the City of Prague and co-created the first system of heritage care in Bohemia.
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