Johann August Arens

German architect

Johann August Arens (born 10 February 1757 in Hamburg; died 18 August 1806 in Pisa, Italy)[1] was a German architect of classicism, a landscape designer, a painter, and a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Fine Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin.[2][3]

Buildings

  • 1789–1792: Reconstruction of the Weimar City Palace[4]
  • 1792–1797: Roman House in the Park an der Ilm in Weimar[4]
  • 1794–1797: Country house of Baron Caspar Voght in Klein Flottbek, Hamburg
  • 1800: Cemetery chapel St. Petri in Hamburg
  • Country house Duncker in Hamburg-Horn
  • 1801: Gentz staircase in the Weimar city palace, completed by Heinrich Gentz between 1802 and 1803
  • Country house Amsinck
  • Country house Mönckeberg
  • Country house Eiffe
  • Wandsbeker Church (inaugurated in 1800)

References

  1. ^ "Discover architect, painter, draftsman Johann August Arens". rkd.nl. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  2. ^ Kreul, Andreas (2003). "Arens, Johann August". Grove Art. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T003952. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. ^ "Johann August Arens". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  4. ^ a b Curl, James Stevens (1999). Oxford Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9.
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