Carol Benesch
Carol Benesch (January 9, 1822, Jägerndorf, Austro-Hungarian Empire, today Krnov, Czech Republic - October 30, 1896, Bucharest, Romania) was a Silesian architect of Historicism and Eclecticism orientation established in the Kingdom of Romania. He was the father of Oscar Benes (1866-1925), chief architect of Bârlad. In different documents his name is spelled Carl Benesch, Carol Benisch, Carl Benisch, Carol Beneș, Carl Beneș, Carol Beniș, Carl Beniș. Education and career Benesch studied architecture in Vienna. Shortly after graduation he was asked by Prince Nicolae Bibescu-Brâncoveanu to come to Wallachia, where he became an architect in Bucharest. In 1865 he was nominated Chief Architect of the City of Bucharest. Benesch was founding member and first vice-president of The Architects Society in Romania (Societatea Arhitecților din România) (1891-1892). Significant buildings Peleș Castle - Sinaia St. Joseph's Cathedral (Catedrala Sfântul Iosif), Roman Catholic Cathedral - Bucharest - 1873-1884 Domnița Bălașa Church - Bucharest 1885 Brâncovenesc Hospital (Spitalul Brâncovenesc) - Bucharest 1881-1885 Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Constanța - 1883-1885 Asylum Elena Doamna (Azilul Elena Doamna) - Bucharest 1862-1870 Reconstruction of Tismana Monastery - Gorj County - 1855 Reconstruction of Bistrița Monastery - Vâlcea County - 1855 Reconstruction of Arnota Monastery - Vâlcea County