Martin Grünberg (born 1655,

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, then in

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, now in

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– between 16 and 23 October 1706 or 1707Precise date of death unknown) was a German architect and master builder.

Life

He was active in

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from 1687 onwards, after several trips to France and Italy. In Berlin he took part in the construction of the

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and oversaw the construction in the

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alongside the

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's head architect

Johann Arnold Nering Johann Arnold Nering (or Nehring; 13 January 1659 – 21 October 1695) was a German Baroque architect in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia. A native of Wesel, Cleves, Nering was educated largely in Holland. From 1677 to 1679 he also travelled ...

, who he succeeded from 1695 to 1698, when he again became the head-architect's subordinate. These works included the building of the Schloss and Residenz buildings. Like Nering he was a representative of the

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style. His other designs include the Marstallgebäudes on the

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as far as the later Dorotheenstraße (including the first

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), the

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(formerly known as the Spreegassenbrücke) and the Sebastiankirche (later known as the

Luisenstädtische Kirche The Luisenstädtische Kirche was a church building in Berlin, in the former Luisenstadt district (now part of the Berlin-Mitte and Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg districts), on Alte Jacobstraße between Sebastianstraße and Stallschreiberstraße. It was ...

). On occasions he was also master builder to Berlin's

Zeughaus The Zeughaus (English: Arsenal) is a listed building and the oldest structure on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin. Erected from 1695 to 1706 according to plans by Johann Arnold Nering, Martin Grünberg, Andreas Schlü ...

and the

Parochialkirche The Parochialkirche (literally the Reformed parochial church) is a Reformed church in the Klosterviertel neighbourhood of the Mitte borough in Berlin. The church, now a listed building, was built between 1695 and 1703. It is the oldest church ...

. In 1699-1700 he built the Jagdschloss (hunting lodge) in Fürstenwalde/Spree for Frederick III. In 1701 he was the first architect and master builder to join the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

References and notes

* Günther Schiedlausky
''Grünberg, Martin.''
In: ''

Neue Deutsche Biographie ''Neue Deutsche Biographie'' (''NDB''; literally ''New German Biography'') is a biographical reference work. It is the successor to the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'' (ADB, Universal German Biography). The 26 volumes published thus far cover ...

'' (NDB). Vol 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, S. 187 f. * Hans-Jürgen Wende, Kurt Wernicke: ''Berliner Bezirkslexikon – Mitte''. Edition Luisenstadt, Berlin 2001.

External links

*
''Grünberg, Martin''
at Luise-Berlin.de *
''Grünberg, Martin''
at gerhildkomander.de - with list of works and books {{DEFAULTSORT:Grunberg, Martin 1655 births 1706 deaths German Baroque architects People from Insterburg