Carl Friedrich Adolph Scheppig (18 January 1803 in Berlin, † 22 February 1885 in

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) was a key architect of the late

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in Germany and major student of the Berlin architect

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. He worked successfully mainly in Berlin and Sondershausen.

Some Works

*Building repair at the German Cathedral and French Cathedral in Berlin *Construction manager in revamping the palace of Prince Karl of Prussia in Berlin *Construction manager for the remodeling of the

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in Berlin *Transformation of the residential palace in Sondershausen *Construction of the district court, the prison and the stables of Sondershausen

Sources

* Apfelstedt, F. ''Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Fürstenthums Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Erstes Heft: Die Unterherrschaft'', 1886 * Kulturamt der Stadt Sondershausen. ''Persönlichkeiten in Sondershausen'', 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheppig, Carl 1803 births 1885 deaths Architects from Berlin 19th-century German architects