Alois Dryák was Czech architect and professor of ornamental design.

Dryák is most famous for the design of the ornamental detail on Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...

 masterpieces such as
the 1905 re-design of the Hotel Europa (also known as Hotel Evropa, formerly Hotel Šroubek) in Prague, Czech Republic, done with fellow architect Bedřich Bendelmeier and architectural sculptor Ladislav Šaloun

Ladislav Šaloun

Ladislav Jan Šaloun was an important Czech sculptor of the Art Nouveau period.Šaloun studied in the studios of Tomáš Seidan and Bohuslav Schnirch, was involved as an artist in the Mánes Union of Fine Arts, This independent education allowed him to avoid the influence of Josef Václav Myslbek,...

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The Europa and another Dryák commission, the Hotel Garni, are both located on Wenceslas Square

Wenceslas Square

Wenceslas Square is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings...

, which is dominated by an equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslas. Dryak designed the ornate pedestal of this statue.

Other People named Alois Dryák

Alois Vaclav Dryak - The nephew and namesake of Alois Dryák, the architect.

External links

• Short biography (in Czech)
• Slightly longer biography (in Czech)