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Friedrich von Gärtner

1791–1847 · 19th century

Friedrich von Gärtner was a German architect who worked for Ludwig I of Bavaria. He completed the Ludwigstrasse in Munich in a round-arched, Romanesque-inspired style, building the Bavarian State Library, the Ludwigskirche, the university, the Feldherrnhalle and the Siegestor. He also designed the royal palace in Athens for Ludwig's son Otto, king of Greece.

Friedrich von Gärtner
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