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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

Birth
Podkarpackie, Poland
Death
16 Sep 1753 (aged 54)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
Plot
Section J1, plot 42
Memorial ID
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Architect. Worked for King Friedrich II. of Prussia. Designed many palaces, houses, obelisques, parks etc. in Berlin and Potsdam. Shares the headstone with the court painter Antoine Pesne, who trained him in painting techniques, and who stayed his lifelong friend.
Architect. Worked for King Friedrich II. of Prussia. Designed many palaces, houses, obelisques, parks etc. in Berlin and Potsdam. Shares the headstone with the court painter Antoine Pesne, who trained him in painting techniques, and who stayed his lifelong friend.

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