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Building of the Secession Art Movement, 1897-1898 In 1897, a group of Austrian artists, among them Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann and Carl Moll, broke away from the stolid "Kuenstlerhaus" and founded the Secession Art Movement, with its own exhibition building.
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Building of the Secession Art Movement, 1897-1898 In 1897, a group of Aust...

Main entrance of a private home in Hinterbruehl near Vienna, designed by Joseph Olbrich.
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Main entrance of a private home in Hinterbruehl near Vienna, designed by...

"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to commemorate the wedding of Grandduke Ernst Ludwig, patron of the artists'colony on Mathildenhoehe, Darmstadt.
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"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to commemorate the wedding...

Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt as the center of an artists' colony with exhibition hall and artist's studios. 1900-1901. Architect Olbrich set it on the top of the hill as a "temple of the artist's work".
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Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig...

Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt as the center of an artists' colony with exhibition hall and artists' studios. 1900-1901. Architect Olbrich set it on the top of the hill as a "temple of the artist's work".
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Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig...

Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse-Darmstadt as the center of an artists' colony with exhibition hall and artists' studios. 1900-1901. Architect Olbrich set it on the top of the hill as a "temple of the artist's work".
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Ernst-Ludwig Haus,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Sponsored by Grandduke Ernst Ludwig...

Haus Olbrich,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Olbrich built the house for his family in 1900-1901.It was sold in 1940,much damaged by bombs in 1944 and greatly altered during restoration in 1978.Of the original house only the tiles,the garden gate and a few windows remain.
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Haus Olbrich,Mathildenhoehe,Darmstadt.Olbrich built the house for his family...

Haus Deiters,built for Wilhelm Deiters,secretary of the exhibits in the Ernst-Ludwig mansion,1900-1901.
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Haus Deiters,built for Wilhelm Deiters,secretary of the exhibits in the Erns...

Grosses Haus Glueckert,built 1900-1901 for Julius Glueckert,owner of a large furniture factory.The "grosses Haus Glueckert",the "large house" was used as a showplace for Glueckert furniture,while the family lived in the "small Haus Glueckert". Street front.
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Grosses Haus Glueckert,built 1900-1901 for Julius Glueckert,owner of a large fu...

Grosses Haus Glueckert,built 1900-1901 for Julius Glueckert,owner of a large furniture factory.The "grosses Haus Glueckert",the "large house" was used as a showplace for Glueckert furniture,while the family lived in the "small Haus Glueckert". Garden front.
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Grosses Haus Glueckert,built 1900-1901 for Julius Glueckert,owner of a large fu...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand- Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905. A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top platform.1905-1908. H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand- Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905. A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top platform.The monumental door. 1905-1908. H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...