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von Fischer (19 September 1782 – 12 February 1820) was a German architect
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.Fischer, Karl von. ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists
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'' (Oxford University Press; 2011)Claudia Bölling. Fischer, Karl von. ''Grove Art Online
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'' (Oxford University Press; 2003) His plans had considerable influence on the architecture of neo-classicism
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in Munich
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and South Germany.
Biography
Fischer was born inMannheim
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. From 1796 Fischer was trained by Maximilian von Verschaffelt before he moved to Vienna
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in 1799 to study architecture under Ferdinand von Hohenberg.
An early design, at the age of only 22, the Prinz-Carl-Palais
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The Prinz-Carl-Palais was planned in 1803 by the young ...
in Munich
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(completed 1803), made him famous and he became a professor of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
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in 1809. In 1811–18 Fischer constructed the National Theatre, destroyed in an 1823 fire. He also created the plan for the extension of Munich, especially for the Brienner Strasse with the circular Karolinenplatz and the Königsplatz, the last of which was built to Klenze's plan.
Fischer, who was a representative of pure classicism
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and who rejected romantic historism, was soon displaced by Leo von Klenze
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as chief architect for the Bavarian court. He died in Munich aged 38, and is buried in the Alter Südfriedhof
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His notable pupils include Friedrich von Gärtner
Friedrich von Gärtner (10 December 1791 in Koblenz – 21 April 1847 in Munich) was a German architect.
Biography
His father was also an architect, and moved in 1804 to Munich, where young Gärtner received his first education in architect ...
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See also
*Neoclassical architecture
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* Greek revival
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References
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