Josef Mocker

Josef Mocker ( born November 22, 1835 in Cítoliby, Bohemia, † January 16, 1899 in Prague) was a Bohemian architect and restorer.

Life

Mocker studied at the Technical University in Prague and at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. As a member of the Czech Academy of Science and Art, he was also Oberbaurat.

He represented the a neo-Gothic purism. That is, unlike many of his colleagues in historicism he tried, Gothic pure and unadulterated to imitate. However, his critics accused him that he did not take into account the character of the buildings. He also wrote articles on building restoration for several journals. He participated in the restoration and reconstruction of a number of castles, palaces and churches and also designed new buildings. In 1873 he was appointed as the successor of Joseph Kranner with the completion of the St. Vitus Cathedral. Under his leadership, the Wenzel chapel and the south tower was renovated and built the western façade with two towers. After his death, Kamil Hilbert took over the construction management.

The most important projects

• Completion of the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna
• Participation in the restoration of the castle Karlstejn
• Restoration of The château
• Restoration of the castle Křivoklát
• Restoration of Prague's Powder Tower
• Restoration of the cathedral in Kolin
• Configuration of the high school in Leitmeritz and Jungbunzlau
• Construction of Ludmila in Prague
• Restoration of the Old-New Synagogue ( Staronová synagoga )
• Completion of the St. Vitus Cathedral
• Chrám sv. Štěpána ( Cathedral of St. Stephen ), Prague
• Chrám sv. Jindřicha ( Cathedral of St. Henry ), Prague
• Chrám sv. Apolináře ( Cathedral of St. Apollinus ), Prague
• Chrám sv. Petra na Poříčí ( Cathedral of Saint Peter ), Prague
• Chrám sv. Petra a Pavla ( Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul ), Prague
• Staroměstská mostecká vEz ( Old Town Bridge Tower ), Prague
• Malostranské mostecké věže ( bridge towers on the Malá Strana ), Prague