30 years ago, Slovak architect Emil Belluš passed away

Bratislava/Praha - At the age of 80, on December 14, 1979, the prominent Slovak architect, urban planner, and leading representative of functionalism Emil Belluš passed away. He came from Banská Bystrica, where he completed his basic education and attended a classical eight-year gymnasium, and then studied architecture and civil engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague.
    He is the author of a number of remarkable buildings, among which the most famous is undoubtedly the Colonnade Bridge in Piešťany, which, along with the Crematorium in Bratislava designed by architect Ferdinand Milučký, was included by the International Union of Architects (UIA) among the most interesting buildings in the world.
    Although his structures are scattered throughout Slovakia, the most well-known ones are undoubtedly located in Bratislava. In addition to the Slovak University of Technology, where he served as a teacher for more than thirty years, there are, for example, the New Town Hall at the Primaciálne Square, the former Czechoslovak National Bank, the rowing club in Petržalka, and the Devín Hotel. His name is associated with a prestigious award that has been granted since 1990 by the Slovak Chamber of Architects and the Fund for Fine Arts to Slovak architects for their significant lifetime achievements.