ZIEBLAND, Georg Friedrich

(b. 1800 Regensburg, d. 1873 München)

German architect, a pupil of Karl von Fischer (1782-1820). He completed Fischer’s Hoftheater, Munich (from 1820), Quaglio’s charming Gothic Hohenschwangau, near Füssen, Bavaria (1839-50), and the Mariahilfkirche, Au, Munich (from 1839), all in Bavaria, but his chief importance lies in his contribution to the Rundbogenstil, notably his splendid brick and terracotta (with stone dressings) fusion of Early Christian and Byzantine architecture at the St. Boniface basilica, Munich, which drew on exemplars in Ravenna and Rome (e.g. San Paolo fuori le Mura). He also designed the Corinthian exhibition building opposite von Klenze’s more lively Glyptothek (Sculpture Gallery) in the Königsplatz, Munich (1816-31).

Exhibition building

Georg Friedrich Ziebland built the art exhibition building opposite von Klenze’s Glyptothek (1815-30) on K�nigsplatz in the same classical style in order to preserve the unity of the square. The square was finally completed by the Doric/Egyptian propylaeum designed by von Klenze in 1846-53.

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Exterior view

In the first half of the 19th century in Germany, alongside Gothic Revival buildings, other styles in church architecture had also gained a footing. Georg Friedrich Ziebland opted for the model of Early Christian Italian basilicas for St. Bonifatius church in Munich. The huge five-aisle building with a round-arch arcaded porch not far from the K�nigsplatz in Munich draws particularly on both Sant’Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna and San Paolo fuori le Mura in Rome.

The church was largely destroyed in 1944-45.

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