Carl von Gontard
(1731–1791) tysk arkitekt
Carl von Gontard (Germany, 1731–1791) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Carl von Gontard belongs to the chapter ‘The Enlightenment’ in this site’s history of architecture.
Carl von Gontard was born in Mannheim and died in Wrocław. Carl von Gontard studied under Jacques-François Blondel. The students included Georg Christian Unger and Friedrich Becherer.
One of the best-known works is ‘Brandenburg Gate’. The catalogue has 9 buildings by Carl von Gontard. The dated buildings span the years 1701–1787. The buildings are in Potsdam, Bezirk Mitte, Brandenburger Vorstadt, Nördliche Vorstädte, and Bayreuth. According to Wikidata, buildings by Carl von Gontard belong to the styles ‘Neoclassicism’, ‘Baroque’, and ‘Historicism’.
Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Januarius Zick, François Cuvilliés, August Fryderyk Moszyński, Andrea Giganti, and Pyotr Yegorov.