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    Carl Philipp Christian von Gontard (13 January 1731 in Mannheim – 23 September 1791 in Breslau) was a German architect who worked primarily in Berlin,...
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  • Gontard is a French surname created from the Germanic given name Gunthard. Notable people with the surname include: Carl von Gontard (1731–1791), German...
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    of the same name on Berlin's Pariser Platz, was built in 1770–71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger by order of Frederick II of Prussia, to celebrate...
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    and designed in the early Neoclassical style by the architects Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans. Despite the name, brick is the main material...
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    1764 the design of the palace was totally vested in the architect Carl von Gontard. The three-story façade had already begun to rise around unfinished...
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    classical works of art, antique artifacts, coins and antique gems. Carl von Gontard created the building in 1768/69 near the New Palace north of the Central...
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    built south of the park's main boulevard between 1768 by architect Carl von Gontard. It complements the Temple of Antiquities, which lies due north of...
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    portraits of popular Potsdam architects Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Carl von Gontard, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and Friedrich Ludwig Persius. Other...
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    destroyed Huguenot temple in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France. In 1785, Carl von Gontard modified the church and built an adjacent domed tower, which eventually...
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    Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France. The tower and porticoes, designed by Carl von Gontard, were added to the building in 1785. The French Church has a viewing...
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    against the eastern central pillar opposite to the entrance. In 1780, Carl von Gontard designed and started the construction of a tower, easterly adjacent...
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    surrounding park. The palace was designed and built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to meet Frederick's need for a private...
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    the Neoclassical style erected according to plans designed by Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans, which was finished in 1793. Other structures...
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    The tops of the two towers are in the style of the domes designed by Carl von Gontard for Gendarmenmarkt. The buildings, square and street intersection at...
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    billionaire Hasso Plattner. The former Baroque building was built by Carl von Gontard in 1771–1772, inspired by the Renaissance palace Palazzo Barberini...
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  • colonnade-lined row of shops (Königskolonnaden) was constructed by architect Carl von Gontard. Between 1783 and 1784, seven three-storey buildings were erected around...
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    under the direction of court architects, Joseph Saint-Pierre and Carl von Gontard, numerous courtly buildings and attractions were created: the Margravial...
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    area and decorated with the reconstructed 18th century colonnades by Carl von Gontard, installed roughly at the historic site. The western half of the road...
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    was erected within the park in 1913, together with two colonnades by Carl von Gontard from 1780, which had been moved here from the Alexanderplatz. On 8...
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  • February 1799) was a German architect who was a pupil of the architect Carl von Gontard and served Frederick II of Prussia. Among his works were the Brandenburg...
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    Chinoiserie taste of the time, designed to imitate a Chinese pagoda. Carl von Gontard was commissioned to build it. The house served as the residence of...
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    decoration continued, engaging the talents of Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Carl von Gontard and many others. The final stage was the erection of the dome...
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  • (1685–1766) Carl Ludvig Engel (1778–1840) Frederick William von Erdmannsdorff (1736–1800) Friedrich Gilly (1772–1800) Carl von Gontard (1731–1791) Leo von Klenze...
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    houses were built on the corner plots in 1771 by Bayreuth architect Carl von Gontard. Each building was designed with a concave facade towards the crossroads...
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    ("Marble Palace") was a work of early Classicism following plans by Carl von Gontard and Carl Gotthard Langhans, the latter primarily responsible for the interior...
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    the Bayreuth court. Most artists who had worked there (among others, Carl von Gontard) went to Berlin to the court of King Frederick the Great. Almost all...
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  • the project was realized in 1765-66 to slightly altered designs by Carl von Gontard. He added a ballroom to the schloss at Rostock (Eriksen 1974; Erouart...
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    Mauer 153 Familie Gontard, B Gruft 44 Karl Graebe (1841–1927), chemist, D 75 Günther Groenhoff (1908–1932), XIV 219b Georg Friedrich von Guaita (1772–1851)...
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    to Portugal for the German-born Russian empress. His mother was Louise Gontard (1746-1785), whose family belonged to Huguenot noble families from Dauphiné...
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  • to Neue Kirche, Berlin, by Georg Christian Unger after a design by Carl von Gontard. Mussenden Temple on the north coast of Ireland. October 29 – Achille...
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