Viktor Sulčič (1895 - 1973), also known as Víctor (or Victorio) Sulcic, was a
Slovenian
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born
Art Deco
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architect
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in
Argentina
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.
He was born in 1895 in Križ (in
Italian
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''Santa Croce'') near
Trieste
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. He completing his studies of
architecture
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in
Florence
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and
Bologna.
Sulčič
emigrated
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to
Argentina
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in 1924. He joined two other architects there:
José Luis Delpini and
Raúl Bes. The two most famous buildings designed by the trio, are located in
Buenos Aires
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: the
Abasto
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market, completed in 1934, and
Boca Juniors
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stadium
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La Bombonera
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, completed in 1940.
Other works by Viktor Sulcic include a collection of water colours depicting South American landscapes and poems written in Spanish.
He died in 1973 in
Buenos Aires
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.
Viktor Sulcic was married to Anna Kiselicki, a piano teacher, native of Vranjevo near
Novi Bečej
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Nam ...
in
Serbia. They had two sons: Fedor and Hector Igor Sulcic.
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In
Spanish
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:
An article about Abasto market from La Nación*
ttp://html.rincondelvago.com/barrio-de-la-boca.html A description about La Boca district, including a few words about La Bombonera stadium
1895 births
Naturalized citizens of Argentina
1973 deaths
Architects from Buenos Aires
Architects from Trieste
Italian emigrants to Argentina
Art Deco architects
Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery
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