Eduard Riedel (February 1, 1813 – August 24, 1885) was a German architect and

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n government building officer. Among other things he is known for his contribution to the construction of

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Biography

Riedel was born in

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. He began to study architecture in Bayreuth and graduated in Munich, the Bavarian capital, in 1834. Riedel's first project was the supervision of the new development of the Ludwigstraße Damenstift (convent) in Munich. This was followed by the residence and palace garden for

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, where he was court architect until he returned to Munich in 1850. Here he completed the

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jointly with

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. From 1852 until 1857, Riedel was a professor at the polytechnic institute. In 1853 he was appointed superintendent of the royal building authorities and in 1872 he became the leading court architect. His works include the

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Monument in

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, numerous fountains in the garden of

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, the Beamtenreliktanstalt and

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in Munich, as well as numerous drafts and concepts such as for the

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monastery in

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Oeuvre (selection)

* 1848–64: Concepts for the grave of

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* 1849–51: Reconstruction of

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* 1852–53: Completion of the Casino on the Roseninsel in Lake Starnberg * 1852–77: Concepts for the front of the Maximilian-II-Kaserne in Munich * 1854–56: Extension of Leo von Klenze's bazaar building at

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, Munich * 1856–58: Reconstruction of Herzog Max Castle in Munich * 1857: Royal hunting house near

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* 1859–63: Bavarian National Museum, now housing the

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in Munich * 1861–63: Concepts for front of the Neue Kaserne (New Barracks) in

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* 1862: Concepts for gardens of

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* 1862–63: Concepts for new university at Karlsplatz in Munich * 1863–65: Beamtenreliktanstalt in Munich * 1864: Mausoleum for Maximilian II in Theatine Church, Munich * 1869–1874: Concept for

* 1870-1874: Assumption Church, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riedel, Eduard 1813 births 1885 deaths 19th-century German architects Architects of the Bavarian court