This book is about one of the greatest and most influential architects and designers of the 19th century. Schinkel designed many of the great buildings of his native Germany; his architecture still dominates Berlin. #0521 Architecture
Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13 March 1781 – 9 October 1841) was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neo-gothic buildings.
“Published to coincide with the exhibition Karl Friedrich Schinkel: a universal man held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, July 31st to October 27th, 1991”
xii, 218 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 port., plans ; 29 cm.
Schinkel, Karl Friedrich, 1781-1841 — Exhibitions. | Neoclassicism (Architecture) — Germany — Exhibitions. | Architecture — Germany — History — 19th century — Exhibitions.