Karl Friedrich Schinkel
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the greatest German architects, a nineteenth century design g
Schinkel in 1836: by Carl Joseph Begas
A stamp with Schinkel's Altes Museum
Castle by the River (Schloß am Strom), 1820
Gotische Kirche auf einem Felsen am Meer, 1815
Altes Museum
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The Altes Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. Built between 1825 and 1830 by order of King Frederick William III of Prussia according to plans b
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
…where he influenced the city's design and landscape profoundly. Schinkel's Bauakademie is considered one of the forerunners of modern architecture. His Altes Museum is one of the most important classical buildings in Europe and a model for future national art museums throughout the world. Schinkel was born in…
View of the Altes Museum from the Lustgarten
Etruscan antefix of Juno Sospita.
Altes Museum, c. 1830
Historical photograph of the Altes Museum, before 1854