Le Corbusier was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He is considered one of the founders of modern architecture and urbanism. His works are characterized by clear forms...
Le Corbusier – The Architect of Modernism
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel – Architect of Prussian classicism
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel was one of the most important architects and master builders of the 19th century. He shaped the cityscape of Berlin and other Prussian cities with his classicist buildings...
Walter Gropius – Architect of modernism
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Walter Gropius was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He is considered the founder of the Bauhaus movement, which combined art, craft and technology and created a new...
Hildegard Knef – A style icon of the post-war period
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Hildegard Knef was one of the most famous and versatile German artists of the 20th century. She was an actress, singer, author and director who enjoyed success in various genres and countries...
Svyatoslav Richter – Pianist between East and West
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Svyatoslav Teofilovich Richter was one of the most important pianists of the 20th century. His life and art were shaped by the political and cultural upheavals of his time. He was born in 1915 in...