The Architecture under King Ludwig II – Palaces and Factories /

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

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 o...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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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

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