Momir Korunović

Momir Korunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Момир Коруновић), was a Serbian architect best-known for his projects built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival.[1] He was sometimes called the Serbian Gaudi.[2][3][4]

Momir Korunović
Born	April 17, 1883 Jagodina, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	April 17, 1969 (aged 86) Belgrade, SFRJ
Nationality	Serbian
Occupation	Architect

Korunović finished his higher education in Belgrade and went on to finish postgraduate studies at Czech Technical University in Prague,[5] after being granted a scholarship provided by Ministry of Education of Serbia. He worked as a government official[6] in the Ministry of Construction[7] and was responsible for construction of a number of Sokol movement buildings,[8][9] a wooden stadium, churches and other prominent buildings, with total of 143 authored projects.[10]

Selected works

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  Sokol building in Novi Sad
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  Sokol building in Obrenovac
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  Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (Ljubljana)[11]
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  Church of the Cover of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgrade
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  Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj
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  Seismological Institute Building[12]
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  Korunović's family house[13]
• 
  Old Post Office[14]
• 
  Unrealized project of a Post office building, 1912-1914[15]

See also

• List of Serbian architects
• Milan Antonović
• Dragutin Dragiša Milutinović

References

1. Djuric, Dubravka; Djurić, Dubravka; Đurić, Dubravka; Šuvaković, Miško; Šuvakovič, Miško; Suvakovic, Misko (2003). Impossible Histories: Historical Avant-gardes, Neo-avant-gardes, and Post-avant-gardes in Yugoslavia, 1918-1991. MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-04216-1.
2. inbox-online.com. "Arhitekta naše tradicije". Novi Polis (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
3. Aleksić, Dejan. "Zaboravljeni srpski Gaudi". Politika Online. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
4. "Momir Korunović – srpski Gaudi | Ko je bio..." 011info - najbolji vodič kroz Beograd (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
5. "Prvi beogradski stadion i Sokoli Kraljevine Jugoslavije". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
6. Obrenović, Violeta N. (2013-11-08). "Српска меморијална архитектура 1918-1955" (in Serbian). Универзитет у Београду. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "Virtuelni Muzej Zajednice Opštine Stara Pazova". www.virtuelnimuzejpazova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
8. "Prvi beogradski stadion i Sokoli Kraljevine Jugoslavije". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
9. Aleksić, Dejan. "Zaboravljeni srpski Gaudi". Politika Online. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
10. "Smetale im crkve i sokolski domovi". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
11. "Hram Svetog Ćirila i Metodija | PIPAUGS". www.pipaugs.org.rs. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
12. Kadijević, Aleksandar (2013). "АРХИТЕКТА МОМИР КОРУНОВИЋ И РАТНА 1912. ГОДИНА" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
13. "KULTURNA DOBRA BEOGRADA". beogradskonasledje.rs. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
14. "Zgrada pošte kod železničke stanice u Beogradu, pre i posle II svetskog rata". Prvi Prvi na Skali. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
15. Kadijević, Aleksandar (2013). "АРХИТЕКТА МОМИР КОРУНОВИЋ И РАТНА 1912. ГОДИНА" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Literature

• Đurić Zamolo, Divna, Graditelji Beograda, 1815-1914
• Kadijević, Aleksandar, Momir Korunović, 1996