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This is a list of German painters This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Zwinger in Dresden, main work of Pöppelmann Monument to Matthaus Poppelmann, Dresden Castle Villa Schönfeld in Herford, Germany. Birthplace of Daniel Pöppelmann. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace.
German Art Nouveau is commonly known by its German name, Jugendstil. The name is taken from the artistic journal, Jugend , which was published in Munich and which espoused the new artistic movement. Two other journals, Simplicissimus , published in Munich, and Pan , published in Berlin, proved to be important proponents of the Jugendstil.
Wilhelm II, the German Emperor, sent a congratulatory cable, to which the head of the Goethe–Schiller Memorial Committee responded, "Emperor Wilhelm, Berlin. Goethe–Schiller Memorial unveiled in presence of 65,000 persons. In this sacred hour American citizens of Cleveland of German origin respectfully thank Your Majesty for his good wishes."
The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ⓘ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin.One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:18th-century German women painters The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Contents
At the center of the city is the Marienplatz – a large open square named after the Mariensäule, a Marian column in its centre – with the Old and the New Town Hall.The New Town Hall's tower contains the Rathaus-Glockenspiel, an ornate clock with almost life-sized moving figures that show scenes from a medieval jousting tournament as well as a performance of the famous "Schäfflertanz ...
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