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Architecture of Germany

13 January 2010
1886 – Schloss Neuschwanstein, Bavaria

1886 – Schloss Neuschwanstein, Bavaria

Architect: Christian Jank Never completed after the mysterious death of its instigator, the eccentric Bavarian King Ludwig II in 1886, Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the most recognisable castles in the world. Set...

23 April 2010
1888 – Deuscher Kaiser Hotel, Nuremberg

1888 – Deuscher Kaiser Hotel, Nuremberg

Architect: Konradin Walter The hotel was built in 1888/89 by Konradin Walter, Professor of Architecture, with the collaboration of Peter Behrens, a master builder. The hotel is a leading example of the so-called...

01 May 2013
1890 – Railway Station, Zirndorf, Bavaria

1890 – Railway Station, Zirndorf, Bavaria

Built in 1890, the year that the line from Fürth was completed. Architect unknown.

02 March 2011
1894 – Lutherkirche, Apolda, Germany

1894 – Lutherkirche, Apolda, Germany

Architect: Professor Johannes Otzen Apolda was first mentioned in 1119. Until 1633 it was seat of a family of nobles, the Vitzthums, which acted relatively independent. Between 1633 and World War I Apolda...

02 March 2011
1895 – Friedhofskirche, Elberfeld, Germany

1895 – Friedhofskirche, Elberfeld, Germany

Architect: Professor Johannes Otzen The church floor plan is a Greek cross, with he powerful central octagonal tower (64 meters tall) standing at the crossing of the four short cross arms. Externally in...

19 January 2010
1900 – Hauptbahnhof, Nuremberg, Bavaria

1900 – Hauptbahnhof, Nuremberg, Bavaria

Architect: Karl Zenger Germany’s first railway line ran between Nuremberg and neighbouring Fuerth. Today Nuremberg is an important station servicing local routes and high speed ICE routes. Externally, the station is a five...

29 January 2010
1905 – Berliner Dom, Berlin

1905 – Berliner Dom, Berlin

Architect: Julius Carl & Otto Raschdorff Before the construction of this massive cathedral, a smaller cathedral which was founded by Friedrich the Great and renovated by Schinkel stood on the site. Opposite one...

29 January 2010
1906 – Hackesche Hofe, Berlin

1906 – Hackesche Hofe, Berlin

Architects: Kurt Berndt, August Endell A fabulous sequence of eight interlinked courtyards now containing restaurants and small clothing shops, the Hackesche Hofe was designed around 1906. Many of the courtyards are plainly finished...

13 January 2010
1906 – Kornhaus, Kempten, Bavaria

1906 – Kornhaus, Kempten, Bavaria

Architect: Ambros Madlene The brewery to the rear was built after the Thirty Years War. The current building was developed 1906 by the architect Ambros Madlener.