The Architecture under King Ludwig II – Palaces and Factories / / ed. by Andres Lepik, Katrin Bäumler.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Bader, Vera Simone,; Bäumler, Katrin,; Christensen, Peter H.,; Cosentino, Gabriella Cianciolo,; Erben, Dietrich,; Hess, Regine,; Heym, Sabine,; Hoernes, Martin,; Lepik, Andres,; Pohlmann, Ulrich,; Rauch, Alexander,; Schatz, Uwe Gerd,; Stalla, Robert,; Troelenberg, Eva-Maria,; Weidner, Thomas,
• HerausgeberIn: Bäumler, Katrin,; Lepik, Andres,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)

Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864—1886) is more internationally known for his royal palaces than hardly any other regent of the 19th century. They are the symbol of a personal architectural vision which, to this day, fascinates people from all over the world. However, the fame of his palaces has eclipsed other construction activities in the Kingdom of Bavaria: urban developments, hospitals, and schools, theatres and museums, but also factories, railway stations, apartment blocks, churches, and synagogues were created under his regency. This book, for the first time, sheds light on the broad architectural activities in this epoch. Essays and overview illustrations of the building projects of the time provide insights into the diversity of the then building culture and, at the same time, open up a new perspective on the royal palaces.

Ludwig II. von Bayern (1864–1886) ist durch seine Königsschlösser international so bekannt wie kaum ein anderer Regent des 19. Jahrhunderts. Sie sind das Symbol einer persönlichen Architekturvision, die bis heute ein Publikum aus aller Welt fasziniert. Der Ruhm seiner Schlösser hat den Blick auf die andere Bautätigkeit im Königreich Bayern jedoch überstrahlt: Städtebau, Krankenhäuser, Schulbauten, Theater und Museen, aber auch Fabriken, Bahnhöfe, Mietshäuser, Kirchen und Synagogen entstanden unter seiner Regentschaft. Das Buch beleuchtet erstmals das breite Architekturgeschehen dieser Epoche. Essays und Überblicksdarstellungen zu den Bauaufgaben der damaligen Zeit geben Einblicke in die Vielfalt der Baukultur und rücken die Königsschlösser zugleich in eine neue Perspektive.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Greeting by Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- ESSAYS -- Ludwig II: On the Legacy of an Artist on the Throne -- Architecture as the Availability of History? Reflections on a New Understanding of the Buildings of King Ludwig II of Bavaria -- Sacredness in the Buildings of Ludwig II -- Present in the Past: Ludwig II and Architecture Photography 1864–86 -- King Ludwig II’s View of the World -- Exotic Conceptions of Space? Sources and Variations in Ludwig’s Perception of Islamic Architecture -- Mediated Architectural (Dream) Spaces: Ludwig II and the Middle Ages “at Third Hand” -- Engineering the “Fairy Tale”: Infrastructure under Ludwig II -- Municipal Authority and Aesthetic Dignity. The Competition for the Munich City Hall -- The Aestheticization of Technology in Historicism: The Neue Polytechnische Schule in Munich -- Workers’ Housing at the Time of Ludwig II -- The Kunstverein Building by Eduard von Riedel: A first Project of Ludwig II in Munich -- BUILDING TYPES -- I Urban Planning -- II Transportation -- III Industry, Trade, and Commerce -- IV Health, Hygiene, and Social Welfare -- V Education and Schooling -- VI Housing -- VII Culture and Entertainment -- VIII Industrial Exhibitions -- IX Government and Municipal Administration -- X Military -- XI Churches and Synagogues -- XII Palaces and Castles -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PHOTO CREDITS -- THANKS