Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann

Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann
drawing by Jan Vilímek, 1887
Born	April 23, 1822 Prague
Died	September 17, 1897 Příbram
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Schebek Palace, Spanish Synagogue

Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann (April 23, 1822 Prague – September 17, 1897 Příbram)^[1] was a Czech architect working in Revivalism architecture, particularly Renaissance Revival architecture.

Life

Ullmann studied architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with professors August Sicard von Sicardsburg and Eduard van der Nüll.^[2][3] After finishing his studies, he traveled to Italy. From 1854 he worked as an architect in Prague.

He often collaborated with the architect Antonín Viktor Barvitius, whose sister he married in 1856.^[3] By 1874 he had designed a number of buildings in Prague.

Design style

In Ullmann's early work we see echoes of medieval stylistic elements (see the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague 8 - Karlín). In the next phase of his work, he was significantly influenced by the Viennese renaissance school.

Works

Polytechnic building at Karlovo nám.

A few of Ullmann's notable works in Prague include:

• Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Karlín), Karlínské nám., Prague 8^[4]
• Czech Polytechnic, Karlovo náměstí 13, Prague 1, (today a part of the Czech Technical University in Prague)^[5]
• Czech Savings Bank, today the headquarters of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Narodni 3, Prague 1^[6]
• Villa Lanna, Pelléova 24, Praha 6, now owned by the Czech Academy of Sciences^[7][8]
• Lažanský palace, Smetanově nábřeží 2, Prague 1, home of Café Slavia^[9]
• Letna chateau, Letenské sady 341, Prague 7^[10]
• Schebek Palace, Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1, home to CERGE-EI^[11]
• Sokol house of Sokol Pražský, Sokolská 43, Prague 2^[12]
• Spanish Synagogue, Vězeňská 1, Prague 1^[13]
• Vodičkova Girls' high school, Vodičkova 22, Prague 1, now an elementary school (ZŠ Vodičkova)^[3][14]

Gallery

• 
  Lažanský palace, photo by Wilhelm Rupp, c. 1865
• 
  Lažanský palace, photo by František Fridrich, 1865
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  Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague 8 - Karlín, photo by František Fridrich, 1868
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  Girls' high school on Vodičkova, photo by František Fridrich, c. 1870

References

1. Medailon Vojtěcha Ignáce Ullmanna ve slovníku architektů působících v Českých zemích
2. "Architekt, který zkrášlil Prahu". rozhlas.cz. 2006.
3. "O nejstarší sokolovně, která se stala inspirací a slouží dodnes". lidovky.cz.
4. "Kostel sv. Cyrila a Metoděje". praha8.cz.
5. "Česká polytechnika". pamatkovykatalog.cz/.
6. "Hlavní budova AV ČR na Národní". abicko.avcr.cz. Czech Academy of Sciences.
7. "The Villa of Vojtěch Lanna". greatvillas.org.
8. "Historie Vila Lanna". vila-lanna.cz/o-lanne/historie/.
9. "Lažanský Palace (Palác Lažanských)". prague.eu.
10. Letenské domy – Letenský zámeček
11. "Schebkův palác". pamatkovykatalog.cz.
12. "Historie Sokol Pražský". sokolprazky.cz.
13. "Jewish Museum in Prague – Spanish Synagogue (Židovské muzeum – Španělská synagoga)". prague.eu.
14. "ZŠ Vodičkova - O škole". zsvodickova.cz.