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OHLMÜLLER, Joseph Daniel - b. 1791 Bamberg, d. 1839 München - WGA

OHLMÜLLER, Joseph Daniel

(b. 1791 Bamberg, d. 1839 München)

German architect. He studied with Karl von Fischer (1782-1820) at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. A travel scholarship enabled him to go to Italy for a longer period of study.

From 1819 he worked as a construction supervisor for the construction of the Glyptothek in Munich under Leo von Klenze’s management. In 1832 he became the first civilian civil engineer. As a district administrator, he headed the royal building administration for the Isarkreis. In 1838 he was appointed honorary member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

His most important building is the Mariahilfkirche in Munich, built in 1831-1839, which marks the beginning of Neo-Gothic architecture in Germany.

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The Mariahilf church in the Munich suburb of Au, executed by Joseph Daniel Ohlm�ller, sticks faithfully to historical late Gothic to an almost embarrassing extent. The three-aisle church with ambulatory and west tower can be traced back to specific examples, which are here compiled in a novel unity.

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The Mariahilf church in the Munich suburb of Au, executed by Joseph Daniel Ohlm�ller, sticks faithfully to historical late Gothic to an almost embarrassing extent. The three-aisle church with ambulatory and west tower can be traced back to specific examples, which are here compiled in a novel unity.

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