Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi
Portrait of Korrodi
Born	Ernst Korrodi 31 January 1870 Zurich, Switzerland
Died	3 February 1944 (1944-02-04) (aged 74) Leiria, Portugal
Citizenship	Portugal
Occupation	Architect
Known for	Pioneering Art Nouveau architecture in Portugal

The Quinta da Cerca, Leiria, designed by Ernesto Korrodi

Ernesto Korrodi (Zürich, 31 January 1870 – Leiria, 3 February 1944),[1] was a Swiss-born architect who moved to Portugal aged 19, spending the remainder of his life there.

He later adopted Portuguese citizenship, and married a Portuguese woman. He died in 1944.

Main works

He has more than 400 works in all Portugal of which the most important are:

• Castle of D. Chica
• Hotel Guadiana in the town of Vila Real de Santo António, the oldest Hotel in the Algarve.
• Restoration of Leiria Castle
• Church of Santa Catarina da Serra, Leiria (1902)

References

1. Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 3. Prestel. 1995. p. 338. ISBN 978-3-7913-1910-0. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

External links

• Works by or about Ernesto Korrodi at the Internet Archive