Franz Heinrich Schwechten

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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church built under the direction of Franz Heinrich Schwechten.

Franz Heinrich Schwechten (12 August 1841 – 11 August 1924) was one of the most famous German architects of his time, and has contributed to the development of the historicist architecture.

Schwechten was born in Cologne. He attended Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium, where he was an apprentice of Julius Carl Raschdorff. In 1861, Schwechten enrolled in the Bauakademie, studies continued till 1863. After the studies Schwechten worked with Friedrich August Stüler.

Franz Heinrich Schwechten

When he was 28, Schwechten received an award for the design of the Prussian Parliament palace from the Berlin Architect's Union. The first major work of Schwechten was the Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof train station terminal. Among his works were the designs of Tyszkiewicz Palace in Palanga (Polangen) and the Imperial Castle in Poznań (Posen). One of the most notable of Schwechten's designs was the memorial church of William I, German Emperor, known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. He prepared a design of a church with a 113 meter-high tower, retaining late Romanesque style elements. Just after this design was completed, he became a professor. Schwechten died in Berlin and was buried in Schöneberg.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 34678833 LCCN: nr96015579 ISNI: 0000 0000 6657 4737 GND: 118967975 SUDOC: 089764676 BNF: cb14451280q

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Name	Schwechten, Franz Heinrich
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Short description	German architect
Date of birth	12 August 1841
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Date of death	11 August 1924
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