Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

(1699–1753) tysk arkitekt

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff (Germany, 1699–1753) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff was born in Krosno Odrzańskie and died in Berlin. Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff studied under Antoine Pesne. Wikidata associates Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff with Rococo. Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff became a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.

The best-known works include ‘St. Hedwig's Cathedral’, ‘Rheinsberg Palace’, and ‘Sanssouci Palace’. The catalogue has 14 buildings by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. The dated buildings span the years 1600–1791. The buildings are in places such as Potsdam, Bezirk Mitte, Berlin-Mitte, Berlin, and Rheinsberg. According to Wikidata, buildings by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff belong to the styles ‘Rococo’, ‘Neoclassicism’, and ‘Baroque’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Johann Elias Ridinger, Christoph Thomas Scheffler, Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington, Giuseppe Nogari, and Hubert Drouais.