Naum Torbov was an ethnic Aromanian.[1] He was born on 18 November 1880 in Gopeš (Aromanian: Gopish) village in the Ottoman Macedonia. His family emigrated to the Principality of Bulgaria and settled in the town of Oryahovo. Naum enrolled in architecture at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania, and he graduated in 1904. After the studies he came back to Bulgaria and started working at the Ministry of Public Buildings and Roads. In 1906 Torbov was appointed to the post of head of the department of architecture by the Sofia municipality. In 1908 he started his private practice.
Naum Torbov was a follower of the national romantic stream in architecture. More than a hundred public, residential and industrial buildings are constructed by his projects in the towns of Sofia, Oryahovo, Silistra, Botevgrad, Mezdra.
The Central Market Hall
Worksedit
The Central Market Hall
Amidst the most famous buildings by him are:
Hotel Continental
Hotel Paris
Hentovi house - Knyaz Boris I str. 135, Sofia (1906)
Stanishevi house - Miladinovi brothers str. 27, Sofia (1909)
Dimitar Kostov's edifice - Alabin str. 36, Sofia (1914)
Romanian institute - Exarch Joseph str., Sofia (1933)
Referencesedit
^Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume Four: Concepts, Approaches, and (Self-)Representations. p. 551.
Sourcesedit
Bulgarian Romantic Secession (in Bulgarian)
Sofia City Municipality Official Site (in Bulgarian)
External linksedit
Naum Torbov article
March 14, 2024
naum, torbov, november, 1880, june, 1952, bulgarian, Наум, Торбов, bulgarian, architect, architectborn18, november, 1880gopeš, manastir, vilayet, ottoman, empiredied2, june, 1952, 1952, aged, sofia, bulgarianationalityottoman, bulgarianoccupationarchitectbuild. Naum Torbov 18 November 1880 2 June 1952 Bulgarian Naum Torbov was a Bulgarian architect Naum TorbovArchitectBorn18 November 1880Gopes Manastir Vilayet Ottoman EmpireDied2 June 1952 1952 06 02 aged 71 Sofia BulgariaNationalityOttoman BulgarianOccupationArchitectBuildingsSofia Central Market Hall Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksBiography editNaum Torbov was an ethnic Aromanian 1 He was born on 18 November 1880 in Gopes Aromanian Gopish village in the Ottoman Macedonia His family emigrated to the Principality of Bulgaria and settled in the town of Oryahovo Naum enrolled in architecture at the National University of Arts in Bucharest Romania and he graduated in 1904 After the studies he came back to Bulgaria and started working at the Ministry of Public Buildings and Roads In 1906 Torbov was appointed to the post of head of the department of architecture by the Sofia municipality In 1908 he started his private practice Naum Torbov was a follower of the national romantic stream in architecture More than a hundred public residential and industrial buildings are constructed by his projects in the towns of Sofia Oryahovo Silistra Botevgrad Mezdra nbsp The Central Market HallWorks edit nbsp The Central Market HallAmidst the most famous buildings by him are Hotel Continental Hotel Paris Hentovi house Knyaz Boris I str 135 Sofia 1906 Stanishevi house Miladinovi brothers str 27 Sofia 1909 Masonry edifice Hristo Botev blvd 71 1910 Sofia Central Market Hall Knyaginya Marie Louise blvd Sofia 1911 Dimitar Kostov s edifice Alabin str 36 Sofia 1914 Romanian institute Exarch Joseph str Sofia 1933 References edit Entangled Histories of the Balkans Volume Four Concepts Approaches and Self Representations p 551 Sources editSofia Culture a Sofia Municipality Site Bulgarian Romantic Secession in Bulgarian Sofia City Municipality Official Site in Bulgarian External links editNaum Torbov article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naum Torbov amp oldid 1151666277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
