Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
Stancho Belkovski (Bulgarian: Станчо Белковски) (1891–1962), was a Bulgarian architect.
Belkovski is among the prominent names in the history of the Bulgarian architecture from the beginning and the middle of the 20th century. Some of the landmarks of Sofia were designed by him or with his participation most notably the complex “Bulgaria” at the city centre with a hotel, restaurant and a concert hall. He was the first elected rector (1944–45) of the newly founded Higher Technical School in Sofia which is the predecessor of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy.
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