Ludwig Ruff (29 May 187815 August 1934) was an architect in Germany. Born in
Dollnstein
Dollnstein is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany. The name Dollnstein has its origins in Middle High German ''"Tollunstein"''.
History
Dollnstein was first mentioned in 1007 as a tiny village named Tollenstein. The ...
, he was the father of
Franz Ruff
Franz Ruff (1906 in Straubing – 1979 in Prien am Chiemsee) was a minor architect during the National Socialist regime in Germany, the son of Ludwig Ruff and responsible for completing the Nuremberg Party Congress Hall after his father's dea ...
, who would later be responsible for completing the
Nuremberg Party Congress Hall left unfinished by his father's death in
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...
, in 1934.
See also
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Nazi architecture
Nazi architecture is the architecture promoted by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Germany, Nazi regime from 1933 until its fall in 1945, connected with urban planning in Nazi Germany. It is characterized by three forms: a Stripped Classicism, stripp ...
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Congress Hall
1878 births
1934 deaths
People from Eichstätt (district)
Architects in the Nazi Party
19th-century German architects
20th-century German architects
Bavarian architects
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