August Sicard von Sicardsburg explained

August Sicard von Sicardsburg
Birth Place:Buda
Death Place:Weidling, Austria
Nationality:Austrian
Known For:Vienna State Opera
Occupation:Architect

August Sicard von Sicardsburg (6 December 1813 – 11 June 1868)[1] was an Austrian architect. He is best remembered as the co-architect of the Vienna State Opera, together with Eduard van der Nüll.

Sicardsburg was born in Buda. He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology under Peter von Nobile, and together with van der Nüll. In 1843, he became professor at the Vienna Academy.

Karl Freiherr von Hasenauer was one of his students.

Sicardsburg died in 1868 in Weidling, Austria, of tuberculosis, six weeks after his partner Eduard van der Nüll committed suicide; neither saw the opening of the Vienna State Opera in 1869.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: August Sicard von Sicardsburg (1813 - 1868). Structurae. en. 2019-10-07.