Karl Friedrich Schinkel

(1781–1841) preussisk arkitekt, stadsplanerare och målare

Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Karl Friedrich Schinkel belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was born in Neuruppin and died in Berlin. Karl Friedrich Schinkel trained at Bauakademie and Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster. The teachers included Friedrich Gilly and David Gilly. Karl Friedrich Schinkel worked in Pfaueninsel and Tegel. Wikidata associates Karl Friedrich Schinkel with Greek Revival architecture. Karl Friedrich Schinkel became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Accademia di San Luca, and National Academy of Design. The awards include Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class, Commander of the Order of the Redeemer, Order of the White Falcon, and Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star. The students included Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Ditlev Martens, and Adolf Lohse.

The best-known works include ‘Glienicke Palace’, ‘Alte Nazarethkirche (Berlin-Wedding)’, ‘Elisabethkirche, Berlin-Mitte’, and ‘Schlossbrücke’. The catalogue has 35 buildings by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The dated buildings span the years 1253–1900. The buildings are in places such as Bezirk Mitte, Berlin, Potsdam, Coburg, and Berlin-Mitte. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Karl Friedrich Schinkel belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’, ‘Historicism’, ‘Gothic’, and ‘Renaissance’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include George Dawe, Bartolomeo Pinelli, Joseph Paelinck, Francis Leggatt Chantrey, and Merry-Joseph Blondel.