Astyages
Astyages , fl. 6th cent. BC, king of the Medes (584-c.550 BC), son and successor of Cyaxares. His rule was harsh, and he was unpopular. His daughter is alleged to have married the elder Cambyses and was said to be the mother of Cyrus the Great , who rebelled against Astyages and overthrew him (c.550 BC), thus creating the Persian Empire.
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel: The Drama of Architecture.
Magazine article from: Interior Design; 12/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...great East Berlin buildings of Schinkel (1781-1841). Although...these masterful buildings Schinkel took Greek Revival design...Strongly influenced by his master Friedrich Gilly, and in turn a strong...influence on Mies van der Rohe, Schinkel was his own man and clearly...
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel: An Architecture for Prussia.
Magazine article from: Interior Design; 12/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...great East Berlin buildings of Schinkel (1781-1841). Although...these masterful buildings Schinkel took Greek Revival design...Strongly influenced by his master Friedrich Gilly, and in turn a strong...influence on Mies van der Rohe, Schinkel was his own man and clearly...
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Reception hall in Schinkel's palace.(Brief Article)(Review)
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 5/1/2001; 475 words
; Reception hall in Schinkel's palace on the Acropolis, a...of the superb perspectives from Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Late Projects, Edition Axel...Classical picturesque, which covers Schinkel's designs for the Athenian palace...
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Art Institute Sets Schinkel's Backdrops to Music in `The Magic Flute'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/9/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...conjunction with the current exhibit "Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1781-1841: The Drama of...begin with an introduction to Schinkel, who has had a wide influence...the beginning of next year. Schinkel, who is perhaps best known for...
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Patriot games
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 10/4/1998; ; 700+ words
; KARL Friedrich Schinkel was a man with a vision. Architecture...Goethe, the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich and, most blatantly, in the new...chose the brilliant young architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It was Schinkel who remodelled...
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A palace revolutionary
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/26/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...German neo-classical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. In his dream, on a cliff...Hamilton by the King of Prussia, Schinkel's patron. Hamilton had been...Two Visionary Palaces by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. A museum was planned in the...
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Visual Art: Romantic soul at the heart of a nation A remarkable story lies behind a show of German paintings arriving in London soon.
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/31/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Although at times out of favour, Friedrich's work has been attracting...London where seven paintings by Friedrich will be displayed in March as...Carl Blechen and the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel will also be exhibited, along...
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Exhibit Shows Genius Of German Architect
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/28/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...times have you wanted to see the great works of Karl Friedrich Schinkel but you were just too embarrassed to admit that...Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., where "Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1781-1841: The Drama of Architecture" will...
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The rebirth of the Neues Museum is the latest stage in the architectural and political evolution of the Spreeinsel, Berlin's historic museum Island.
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...to Wilhelm's grandfather, Friedrich the Great. The young Gilly...reflected a genuine passion for Friedrich the Great's achievements or...the future of the Lustgarten: Karl Friedrich Schinkel. These drawings persuaded Schinkel...
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Exhibit Recalls When Theaters Were Grand
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/10/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...mind during a stroll through "Karl Friedrich Schinkel: The Drama of Architecture...illuminate various aspects of Schinkel's career, including his...assignation in the lobby. Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), whose work...
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Karl Friedrich Schinkel The German architect, painter, and designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) was one of the...and the classical tradition. Karl Friedrich Schinkel was born on March 13, 1781...
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Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Schinkel, Karl Friedrich (1781–...fuelled the young Schinkel's ambition to become...the influence of (Karl) Wilhelm Freiherr...patriotic sentiments, and Schinkel, with Gentz and King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1797...
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...19th-century neoclassicist Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Thus it is not surprising that...designed by Behrens, or even by Schinkel a hundred years earlier. Mies...1923) and his brick monument to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg...
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Berlin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...date many of the distinguished monuments and buildings of the city (chiefly by Andreas Schlüter and Karl Friedrich Schinkel ). Berlin was the center of the Revolution of 1848 against King Frederick William IV. The construction of railroads...
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Stüler, Friedrich August
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Stüler, Friedrich August (1800–...of the most gifted of Schinkel 's students, and continued...remodelling of Prince Karl's Palace, Berlin...the River Spree behind Schinkel's Lustgarten (now...style harmonizing with Schinkel's great building...
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