Leo von Klenze

(1784–1864) German architect and painter (1784–1864)

Leo von Klenze (1784–1864) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Leo von Klenze belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Leo von Klenze was born in Schladen and died in Munich. Leo von Klenze studied under Friedrich Gilly. Leo von Klenze worked in Brunswick. Wikidata associates Leo von Klenze with Neoclassical architecture. Leo von Klenze became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include honorary citizen of Munich, Royal Gold Medal, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.

The best-known works include ‘Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite’, ‘Bavaria’, and ‘Propylaea’. The catalogue has 17 buildings by Leo von Klenze. The dated buildings span the years 1802–1865. The buildings are in places such as Munich, München, Athens Municipality, Maxvorstadt, and Donaustauf. They are in 2 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Leo von Klenze belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’, ‘Historicism’, and ‘Byzantine style’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Antoni Brodowski, Gustaf Finnberg, Mathieu Kessels, Antonín Mánes, and Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot.

• Alte Pinakothek
• Glyptothek
• Walhalla
• Bavaria
• Omonoia Square
• National Theatre Munich
• Sankt Dionysios Areopagitas katedral
• Königsplatz
• Ruhmeshalle
• Sankt Ludwigs kyrka
• Propylaea
• Allerheiligen-Hofkirche
• Palais Leuchtenberg
• Palais Ludwig Ferdinand
• Max-Joseph-Platz
• Odeon
• Herzog-Max-Palais