Ernst von Ihne
Illustration — Ernst von Ihne, 1900 Ernst Eberhard von Ihne (23 May 1848 – 21 April 1917) was a German architect. He served as official architect to the German Emperor Frederick III and to his son and successor Wilhelm II. Among his best known works are the Prussian Royal Library building (today House 1 of the Berlin State Library), the Neuer Marstall, and the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (today the Bode Museum). He was born in Elberfeld and died in Berlin.
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Ernst von Ihne

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- Full name
- Ernst Eberhard von Ihne.
- Born
- 1848. · Elberfeld.
- Died
- 1917. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
- Known for
- Basteistraße 18, Kaiserin-Friedrich-Haus and Schlosshotel Kronberg.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Ernst von Ihne, 1900 Ernst Eberhard von Ihne (23 May 1848 – 21 April 1917) was a German architect. He served as official architect to the German Emperor Frederick III and to his son and successor Wilhelm II. Among his best known works are the Prussian Royal Library building (today House 1 of the Berlin State Library), the Neuer Marstall, and the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (today the Bode Museum). He was born in Elberfeld and died in Berlin.
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• Illustration — Neues Jagdschloss Hummelshain, Hummelshain (1880–85) • Illustration — Kawalera Palace, Świerklaniec (1903–1906) • Illustration — Bode Museum, Berlin (1904) • Illustration — Prussian Royal Library, Berlin • Illustration — Prussian Royal Library, inner courtyard, Berlin (1914) • Illustration — Original facade of the Neuer Marstall
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