Bürklin Palace
The Palais Bürklin was based on plans by architect Josef Durm -built building in the style of Neo-Renaissance in Kriegsstraße 166-168 in Karlsruhe .
history
The building was commissioned by the politician and member of the Reichstag, Albert Bürklin , and was built in the years 1874–1879 on the central Kriegsstrasse in Karlsruhe as a representative residential and social building and served as a city palace .
Architectural style and interior decoration
Due to its extremely elaborate and rich interior decorations, the Palais Bürklin was a well-known and respected total work of art that combined different art styles. Various well-known painters and sculptors of their time were responsible for creating the interior.
These included:
- Hermann Volz (relief work)
- Rudolf Gleichauf (figure and wall paintings)
- Wilhelm Klose (wall paintings with Greek and Italian landscapes in the style of Carl Rottmann )
- Edmund Kanoldt (wall paintings)
- Ferdinand Keller (figure pictures)
- Ernst Schurth (murals)
- Gustav Schönleber (murals)
- Adolf Heer (bronze sculptures)
The building was almost completely destroyed in World War II and was never rebuilt. In its place is now a building of the broadcasting center of the Südwestrundfunk .
See also
Web links
- The Bürklin Palace on the part of the City of Karlsruhe
- The building on the side of the Stadtwiki Karlsruhe
- Photos and information about the building
Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 21.1 ″ N , 8 ° 23 ′ 25.6 ″ E