Gottfried Semper
(1803–1879) tysk arkitekt (1803–1879)
Gottfried Semper (1803–1879) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Gottfried Semper belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Gottfried Semper was born in Hamburg and died in Rome. Gottfried Semper trained at University of Göttingen, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, and LMU Munich. Gottfried Semper worked in Dresden, Zurich, London, and Wesermünde. Gottfried Semper became a member of German Archaeological Institute, Sächsischer Kunstverein, and Loge zu den drei Schwertern und Asträa zur grünenden Raute. Gottfried Semper was awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order. The students included Oscar Mothes and Adolf Heinrich Lier.
The best-known works include ‘Semperoper’, ‘Old Synagogue Dresden’, ‘Kunsthistorisches Museum’, and ‘Natural History Museum, Vienna’. The works belong mainly to the genres historicism and Renaissance Revival architecture. The catalogue has 10 buildings by Gottfried Semper. The dated buildings span the years 1560–1889. The buildings are in places such as Dresden, Schwerin, Wien, Bayreuth, and Munich. They are in 3 countries. According to Wikidata, buildings by Gottfried Semper belong to the styles ‘Historicism’, ‘Renaissance’, and ‘Neoclassicism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Joseph Paxton, Ernst Lohrmann, Léon Vaudoyer, August von Bayer, and Pietro Selvatico.