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Hermann Riffart
Hermann Riffart (3 November 1840 – 3 September 1919), Johann Hermann Hubert Riffart was a German architect of the historism. Life and work Riffart was born in Cologne in November 1840 as the son of the carriage manufacturer Johann Hermann Riffart and his wife Catharina Riffart, née Zimmermann. He was trained as an architect by Heinrich Strack in Berlin. with admission to the in 1864. From the beginning of the 1870s, Riffart worked as a building councillor in Düsseldorf. In addition to the building of the state Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (1875–1879), he planned a reconstruction of the Düsseldorf Castle, which had been destroyed by fire, but which was not realised. In 1875, he took part in the competition for the Alte Kunsthalle (Düsseldorf), Alte Kunsthalle at in Düsseldorf, which he won, but the building was not realised. On 3 July 1873, his son Carl Maria Hermann was born in Düsseldorf. The latter attended the Königliches Gymnasium (Düsseldorf), Königliches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signatur Herm
NSB Class 73 ( no, NSB-type 73) is a class of 22 electric multiple units built by Adtranz for the Norwegian State Railways. The four-car trains were modifications of GMB Class 71, Class 71, which was again based on the Swedish SJ X2, X2. The A-series consists of 16 intercity trains; they were delivered in 1999 and 2000 and are used on the Bergen Line, Bergen, Dovre Line, Dovre and Sørland Lines. The intercity service was branded as Signatur until 2003. The B-series consists of six regional trains delivered in 2002 and used on the Østfold Line. The regional trains were originally part of the NSB Agenda, Agenda concept. The trains have a power output of and a maximum speed of . They have an overall length of and have a capacity for 208 seated passengers in the A-series and 250 in the B-series. The trains have a tilting train, tilting mechanism allowing for faster travel through curves. The trains were delivered late, and were put into service after the Norwegian Railway Inspec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 184 ( CLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 937 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 184 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place China * The Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion break out in China. * The Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions ends. * Zhang Jue leads the peasant revolt against Emperor Ling of Han of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Heading for the capital of Luoyang, his massive and undisciplined army (360,000 men), burns and destroys government offices and outposts. * June – Ling of Han places his brother-in-law, He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends them to attack the Yellow Turban rebels. * Winter – Zha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century German Architects
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roter Adlerorden
The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful service to the kingdom, or other achievements. As with most German (and most other European) orders, the Order of the Red Eagle could only be awarded to commissioned officers or civilians of approximately equivalent status. However, there was a medal of the order, which could be awarded to non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, lower ranking civil servants and other civilians. History The predecessor to the Order of the Red Eagle was founded on 17 November 1705, by the Margrave Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Bayreuth as the '' Ordre de la Sincerité''. This soon fell into disuse but was revived in 1712 in Brandenburg-Bayreuth and again in 1734 in Brandenburg-Ansbach, where it first received the name of "Order of the Brandenburg Red Eagle" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-Renaissance
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation Renaissance architecture nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond the architectural style which began in Florence and Central Italy in the early 15th century as an expression of Renaissance humanism; they also included styles that can be identified as Mannerist or Baroque. Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid- and later nineteenth century: "Neo-Renaissance" might be applied by contemporaries to structures that others called "Italianate", or when many French Baroque features are present (Second Empire). The divergent forms of Renaissance architecture in different parts of Europe, particularly in France and Italy, has added to the difficulty of defining an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Neumann
Carl Johann Wilhelm Neumann ( lv, Kārlis Johans Vilhelms Neimanis; russian: Карл Иоганн Вильгельм Нейман; born 5 October 1849 in Grevesmühlen – died 6 March 1919 in Riga) was a Baltic German architect and art historian. Neumann's family moved to Kreutzburg (then in Russian Empire) during Wilhelm's childhood. When he was 15 years old, he worked as an apprentice at Paul Max Bertschy's engineering office during the construction of the Riga–Dünaburg Railway. After this he studied at the Riga Polytechnicum, and beginning 1875 at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. Beginning 1873 Neumann worked as an architect in Dünaburg (Daugavpils), and 1878 he was promoted to be chief architect of Dünaburg. In 1887 he began to publish art historical publications. In 1895 he moved to Riga, where numerous prominent buildings in the style of historicism was created, amongst these the Peitav Synagogue. Furthermore, Neumann was the planner of many manor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevelaer
Kevelaer ( Low Rhenish: ''Käwela'') is a town in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 1 million pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The population in 2019 was 28,021. History Kevelaer is a center of veneration and pilgrimage to Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted (also known as Our Lady of Consolation. According to tradition, a merchant named Hendrik Busman, in the days before Christmas, 1641, three times heard a voice saying "Here thou shalt build me a chapel". He began to set money aside but feared his wife, Mechel, wouldn't approve. She, however, had a vision, around Pentecost, in which she saw a little chapel containing a print of Our Lady of Consolation, all bathed in light. The story was confirmed by two passing soldiers, who saw the house light up at night. Days before, two soldiers had trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Stiller
Hermann Stiller (29 November 1850 – 1931) was a German architect and director of the Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf. Life Born Gostyń, Stiller studied at the Bauakademie and was there, among other things, a pupil of Friedrich Adler. He received the State Prize of the Academy in 1875''Stiller, Hermann''. In Hans Vollmer (ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart''. Created by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. Vol. 32: Stephens–Theodotos. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1938, – presumably for his ''Entwurf zu einer Kunst-Academie''.Mehrere Blätter im Bestand beim Architekturmuseum der Technischen Universität Berliarchitekturmuseum.ub.tu-berlin.de He used the associated bonus for a study trip to Italy in 1876/77.Hermann-Bröckelschen-Stiftung (ed.): ''Chronik der Ausgrabung von Pergamon 1871–1886. Aus Berichten und Briefen des Humann-Kreises.'' Ardey-Verlag, Dortmund 1963, . Between 1878 and 1880, he worked under Wilhelm von Mörner o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf
The Kunstgewerbeschule Düsseldorf was opened on 3 April 1883 and closed at the end of the school year 1918. In 1919, its architectur training was transferred to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Training offered The education placed its emphasis on applied arts. Another focus was on the training of architects. The requirements for admission to the ''architecture department'' were previous studies at a building trade school, a university or proof of "sufficient technical experience and knowledge". The school consisted of three departments: Pre-school, technical school, evening school. The lessons included freehand drawing, geometric drawing and ornamental form theory. In addition, the school ran courses in lettering from 1905, which were linked to studies on the history and aesthetics of artistic lettering. For this purpose, the school had established contact with the British calligrapher Edward Johnston. On his behalf, Johnston's student led the writing courses in Düsseldorf. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haus U
Haus is a Germanic word meaning ''house''. It may refer to: People * Anton Haus (1851–1917), Austrian grand admiral, fleet commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in World War I * Georg Haus (1895–1945), German general * Hermann A. Haus (1925–2003), Slovene-American physicist, electrical engineer and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Jacques-Joseph Haus (1796–1881), Belgian lawyer and professor * Julie Haus (b 1973), American fashion designer * Knut Haus (1915–2006), Norwegian politician * Samuel Haus (born 1990), Swedish actor Places * Haus, Norway, a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway * Haus or Hausvik, a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway ** Haus Church, parish church in Hausvik * Haus im Ennstal, city in Styria, Austria Buildings * Haus am Horn, historic home in Weimar, Germany * Haus Auensee, concert hall in Leipzig, Germany * Haus Bamenohl, castle in North Rhine-West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
