Karl Friedrich Schinkel

by Steffens, Martin

• ISBN13: 9783822827604
• ISBN10: 3822827606
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-21
• Publisher: Taschen America Llc

Summary

AS AN ARCHITECT, KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL (1781-1841) IS CONSIDERED ONE OF FINEST IN GERMAN HISTORY, HAVING ESTABLISHED A "NEW," PATRIOTIC GERMAN STYLE BASED ON THE GOTHIC STYLE; AS A PAINTER, DRAFTSMAN, AND DESIGNER OF FURNITURE, INTERIOR FITTINGS, AND STAGE SETS, HE CREATED SOME OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF 19TH CENTURY ART. HIS WORK WAS SO ADMIRED BY KING FREDERICK WILLIAM III THAT SCHINKEL ACTED AS STATE ARCHITECT OF PRUSSIA FOR NEARLY HIS ENTIRE CAREER, DESIGNING MANY PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PALACES, AND ROYAL COUNTRY ESTATES, INCLUDING THE ROYAL THEATER AND ALTES MUSEUM IN BERLIN. SO HIGHLY WAS SCHINKEL REGARDED THAT HIS CONTEMPORARIES DEEMED HIM A GENIUS AND BIOGRAPHIES WERE WRITTEN ABOUT HIM DURING HIS LIFETIME.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Pomona Temple	p. 14
Luther Monument	p. 16
Mausoleum for Queen Louise	p. 18
Gothic Cathedral by the Water	p. 20
Memorial to the Wars of Liberation	p. 22
New Guardhouse	p. 24
Stage sets for the "Magic Flute"	p. 28
National Theatre	p. 32
Schlossbrucke	p. 36
Tegel Castle	p. 38
Trade promotion	p. 42
Altes Museum	p. 46
The Crown Prince's Apartment	p. 52
Friedrichswerder Church	p. 56
Glimse of Greece's Golden Age	p. 58
Charlottenhof Castle	p. 60
Suburb Churches	p. 68
Academy of Architecture	p. 72
Babelsberg Castle	p. 76
Royal Palace on the Acropolis	p. 78
Orianda Castle	p. 82
Kamenz Castle	p. 86
Church in Petzow	p. 88
Life and work	p. 90
Survey maps	p. 94
References/List of illustrations	p. 96
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