1828 – Altes Museum, Berlin
Architect: Karl Friedrich Schinkel
A monumental collonade of Ionic columns creates the facade of this prominent museum that was built opposite the king’s palace.
A monumental collonade of Ionic columns creates the facade of this prominent museum that was built opposite the king’s palace.
This was the first of Schinkel’s great works and was completed shortly after he was appointed a senior advisor to the king.
Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen (original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen) was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well-known for his buildings and structures in Vienna,