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Old National Gallery, Berlin

Friedrich August Stüler (German architect, 1800-1865); Johann Heinrich Strack (German architect, 1805-1880)
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Alternative Title
Alte Nationalgalerie
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/152156
Date
1865-1876
Description
Detail, center of facade, double staircase with ground floor entrance and the equestrian statue of Frederick William IV; Stüler was a Prussian architect and writer who served as Architect to the King during the reign of Frederick William IV (King of Prussia). He was sometimes described as a tool of Frederick William IV, who had architectural ambitions of his own. Stüler was, however, a creative and independent architect, although influenced by the King. He collaborated (1865-1869) with Strack in the design of the Nationalgalerie (completed 1876), beside the Neues Museum. The Neoclassical building is in the form of a Roman temple with an appended apse. The double entrance stairs are Renaissance Revival. Because of the building's modern construction using brick and iron, it was widely believed to be fireproof. Parts of the museum were damaged in WWII; between 1998 and 2001, the museum was renovated thoroughly. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 4/25/2013)
Type of Work
art museum
Subject
architecture, rulers and leaders, Art museums, Frederick William IV, King of Prussia, 1795-1861, World War, 1939-1945, Revival styles, Neoclassical, Nineteenth century, Renaissance Revival
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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