Altes Museum Berlin Photos, 19th Century German Architect, Schinkel Building Pictures, Info
Altes Museum Berlin Architecture
Schinkel Architecture in Berlin, Germany: Architectural Information + Images
post updated 3 August 2021
Date built: 1823-33
Architect: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
photograph © Adrian Welch
Altes Museum Berlin
Under General Director Ludwig Justi, the building was the first museum of Museum Island to undergo reconstruction and restoration, which was carried out from 1951 to 1966 by Hans Erich Bogatzky and Theodor Voissen. Following Karl Friedrich Schinkel‘s designs, the murals of the rotunda were restored in 1982.
photo © Adrian Welch
However, neither the ornate ceilings of the ground floor exhibition rooms nor the pairs of columns under the girders were reconstructed. The former connection to the Neues Museum has also not been rebuilt; instead, an underground passageway connecting all of the museums of Museum Island is planned as part of the Museumsinsel 2015 renovations.
scanned photograph from 1995 © Isabelle Lomholt
Schinkel’s plans for the Königliches Museum, as it was then known, were also influenced by drafts of the crown prince, later King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, who desired a building that was heavily influenced by antiquity. The crown prince even sent Schinkel a pencil sketch of a large hall adorned with a classical portico.
scanned photos © Isabelle Lomholt, from 1995
Location: Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany, western Europe
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781 – 1841) was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter. He also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany.
He designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings. His most famous buildings are found in and around Berlin.
After Napoleon’s defeat, he oversaw the Prussian Building Commission. In this position, he was responsible for reshaping the city of Berlin into a representative capital for Prussia.
Schinkel’s style, in his most productive period, is defined by a turn to Greek rather than Imperial Roman architecture
His most famous buildings in Berlin also include the Neue Wache (1816–18), the National Monument for the Liberation Wars (1818–21), and the Schauspielhaus (1819–21).
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Contemporary Architecture in Berlin – architectural selection below:
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Design: 3XN, Architects, Denmark
photo © Adam Mørk
Cube Berlin Building
An 11-story office building located on Washington Platz in the Europa City urban district. The 19,000 sqm commercial property was produced by CA Immo.
Berlin Hyp Bank HQ
Architects: C.F. Møller Architects
image courtesy of architects practice
Berlin Hyp Bank HQ Building
The new HQ is designed to support the banks sustainable vision, while at the same time contributing to the transition and urban development of the surrounding area.
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