Classicism was the dominant style of new edifices added to the Prussian capital’s skyline in the late 1700’s; the Brandenburg Gate is perhaps the archetype of the austere traditionalism borrowed from the Italian and English sensibilities. Karl Schinkel was the most prominent architect of the time and would have approved of the antique form and stylings of this exterior.
Design for the Façade of a Berlin Building, c.1780, Pen and Brown WashAnonymous, German Artist (18th - Century) |
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Classicism was the dominant style of new edifices added to the Prussian capital’s skyline in the late 1700’s; the Brandenburg Gate is perhaps the archetype of the austere traditionalism borrowed from the Italian and English sensibilities. Karl Schinkel was the most prominent architect of the time and would have approved of the antique form and stylings of this exterior. |
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