Martin Grünberg or Martin Ginsberg (born 1655,
Insterburg
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, then in the
Duchy of Prussia
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, now in
Russia
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– between 16 and 23 October 1706 or 1707
[Precise date of death unknown]) was a German architect and master builder.
Life
He was active in
Berlin
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from 1687 onwards, after several trips to France and Italy. In Berlin he took part in the construction of the
Friedrichstadt and oversaw the construction in the
Kurmark alongside the
Electorate of Brandenburg
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's head architect
Johann Arnold Nering, 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
Dutch Baroque style. His other designs include the Marstallgebäudes on the
Unter den Linden
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as far as the later Dorotheenstraße (including the first
Berlin Observatory
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), the
Jungfernbrücke (formerly known as the Spreegassenbrücke) and the Sebastiankirche (later known as the
Luisenstädtische Kirche). On occasions he was also master builder to Berlin's
Zeughaus
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and the
Parochialkirche. 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
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.
References and notes
* Günther Schiedlausky
''Grünberg, Martin.''In: ''
Neue Deutsche Biographie
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'' (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
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1655 births
1706 deaths
German Baroque architects
People from Insterburg
People from the Duchy of Prussia