# Hackesche Höfe: front building

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ENDELL, August](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

The Hackesche Höfe is a courtyard complex in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, accessed through a main arched entrance at number 40 Rosenthaler Straße. The complex was designed in the Jugendstil \(or Art Nouveau\) style by August Endell, and the first courtyard is adorned with a magnificent facade of polychrome glazed brick. The construction of this project, launched in 1906, follows a pattern of clear separation between residential areas, crafts, trade and culture, which distinguishes it from the courtyards of the 19th century.

## Related artworks

- [Furniture](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/furniture-r7ac2ce75d227af>)
- [Hackesche Höfe: first courtyard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/hackesche-hfe-first-courtyard-r82d3cc759b4301>)
- [Hackesche Höfe: lower ballroon](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/hackesche-hfe-lower-ballroon-r9b38b91174140e>)
- [Haus am Steinplatz: exterior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/haus-am-steinplatz-exterior-rc2c7a73b4145cb>)
- [Table](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/table-r4dd9a0c7e60036>)
- [Trabrennbahn \(trotting racecourse\): aerial view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/endell-august-r8b91725405412b/trabrennbahn-trotting-racecourse-aerial-view-r1110060f542ce9>)

## Attribution

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