03 — ARTWORK
General view
GÄRTNER, Friedrich von · 1843 →
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For civil building functions in the educational and cultural sphere, such as universities and public libraries, central sites were sought in towns in order to provide a suitable framework to stress the importance and status of these institutions. In Munich in 1832-43, for example, the Bavarian State Library, State Archives, University and other public buildings were constructed to an overall scheme in the Ludwigstrasse to designs by Friedrich van Gärtner. This absolutist program of large-scale urban development designed by Gärtner is rounded off by the Ludwigskirche church, the Feldherrnhalle at the south end (based on the LoggiaA gallery or room open on one or more sides, its roof supported by columns. Loggias in Italian Renaissance buildings were generally on the upper levels. Renaissance loggias were also separate structure, often standing in markets and town squares, that could be used for public ceremonies. dei Lenzi in Florence) and the triumphal archIn the architecture of ancient Rome, a large and usually free-standing ceremonial archway built to celebrate a military victory. Often decorated with architectural features and relief sculptures, they usually consisted of a large archway flanked by two smaller ones. The triumphal archway was revived during the Renaissance, though usually as a feature of a building rather than as an independent structure. In Renaissance painting they appear as allusion to classical antiquity. at the north end of the boulevard (based on the ArchThe pointed arch is widely regarded as the main identifiable feature of Gothic architecture (distinct from the round arch of the Romanesque period). The three most common Gothic arches are the Equilateral, Lancet and Tudor. of Constantine in Rome).
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {General view by GÄRTNER, Friedrich von},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-12},
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