Friedrich von Gärtner

Friedrich von Gärtner (December 10, 1791 in Koblenz – April 21, 1847 in Munich) was a German architect.

He and Leo von Klenze are known as the most famous architects of Bavaria under Ludwig I. His style was generally Romanesque, much to the king's taste. In 1822 Friedrich von Gärtner was appointed artistic director of the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. Since 1842 Gärtner was the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.

Gärtner's "Ludwigskirche" in the Ludwigsstrasse in Munich strongly influenced other churchly architecture, especially in Northern America.

Chief Works

*In Munich
**Feldherrnhalle
**Siegestor
**University building
**Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
* Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg
* Kursaal in Bad Kissingen
*Befreiungshalle in Kelheim
*Royal palace in Athens, building now used as the Hellenic Parliament

References

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Persondata
NAME=Von Gärtner, Friedrich
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German architect
DATE OF BIRTH=December 10, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH=Koblenz, Germany
DATE OF DEATH=April 21, 1847
PLACE OF DEATH=Munich, Germany