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Schinkel,Karl Friedrich

SCHINKEL,KARL FRIEDRICH

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"Altes Museum", the Old Museum, Berlin, 1825, Prussia's first museum building. The colonnade of Ionic columns, with a monument to Karl Friedrich Schinkel, by Friedrich Drage, 1876.
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"Altes Museum", the Old Museum, Berlin, 1825, Prussia's first museum building. T...

"Altes Museum," the Old Museum, Berlin, 1825. The central rotunda which opens into the showrooms. The old museum was Prussia's first museum building.
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"Altes Museum," the Old Museum, Berlin, 1825. The central rotunda whic...

The Nicolai Church, Potsdam. Building began under Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who used motifs from the Pantheon, Paris, and St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Begun in 1828, it was continued by Ludwig Persius after Schinkel's death in 1841 and finished by August Sthler in 1845.
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The Nicolai Church, Potsdam. Building began under Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who...

"Hofgaertnerhaus", - court gardener's house - in the gardens of Sanssouci. Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, both buildings were executed by his pupil Ludwig Persius, 1829-1830. View from the garden; foreground: cast-iron bench designed by Schinkel.
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"Hofgaertnerhaus", - court gardener's house - in the gardens of Sansso...

The Roman Baths in the Sanssouci gardens, loggias in the form of a Roman podium temple.
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The Roman Baths in the Sanssouci gardens, loggias in the form of a...

Interior of the Roman Baths in the gardens of Sanssouci View from the atrium. The tub, green jasper, was a present from Czar Nicolaus I. Designed by Schinkel, executed by his pupil Persius 1834-1840.
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Interior of the Roman Baths in the gardens of Sanssouci View from the atrium. Th...

Tea Pavillion of the Roman Baths. Interior decoration and furniture by Schinkel. A square ottoman upholstered in printed cotton. Its limewood column carved with reliefs of Amazons and their captives. Top: ormolu epergne. Panels of painted trompe-l'oeil wallpaper.
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Tea Pavillion of the Roman Baths. Interior decoration and furniture by Schinke...

Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci. The simple summer residence, inspired by Roman villas, was built for Crownprince, later King, Frederic Wilhelm IV after 1826.
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Schloss Charlottenhof in the gardens of Sanssouci. The simple summer residence,...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, was built in 1825/28 for Prince Karl, son of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. Memory of the Prince's voyage through Italy are evoked by the Italianate simplicity of the villa. The lions fountain is inspired by one at the Villa Medici in Rome
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin, was built in 1825/28 for Prince Karl, son of...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino, Schinkel's first construction in Glienicke. The building lies above the Havel river. Open pergolas on both sides are reminiscent of Italian villas and serve as link between architecture and landscape.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino, Schinkel's first construction in Gl...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. A terracotta bathtub, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The same type of bathtub was used in all bathrooms in Glienicke. The marble floor in this room comes from the villa of Queen Catherine Cornaro at Asolo, Italy.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. A terracotta bathtub, designed by Kar...

Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Detail of the ceiling decoration by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, reminiscent of Pompeiian villas.
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Schloss Glienicke, Berlin. The Casino. Detail of the ceiling decoration b...