Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann

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Zwinger in Dresden, main work of Pöppelmann

Villa Schönfeld in Herford, Germany. Birthplace of Daniel Pöppelmann

Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (May 3, 1662, Herford - January 17, 1737, Dresden) was a German master builder who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685, and designed Dresden Castle and the Pillnitz church.

As court achitect for the Elector of Saxony he designed the grandiose Zwinger palace in Dresden.

Pöppelmann, together with Johann Christoph Naumann, designed an urban plan for a portion of the city of Warsaw, Poland, which was only partially realized, including the Saxon Axis and other important streetscapes.

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