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Wilhelm Kreis

Wilhelm Kreis (17 March 1873 – 13 August 1955) was a prominent German architect and professor of architecture, active through four political systems in German history: the Wilhelmine era, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the foundation of the Federal Republic. • Illustration — Wilhelm Kreis (left) honoured by Joseph Goebbels, 1943 Kreis was born in Eltville am Rhein in Hesse-Nassau. He first came to prominence with his 1896 submission for the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig, although the commission went to Bruno Schmitz. Around the turn of the century, Kreis designed 58 of the Bismarck Towers, a number of civic projects in Dresden, the 1924 William Marx house, and other significant projects.

Also recorded as Wilhelm Heinrich Kreis

Wilhelm Kreis

Portrait of Prof. Dr. W. Kreis in Dresden 1933

Prof. Dr. W. Kreis te Dresden,. "De morgen". Helmond, 17-03-1933, p. 4. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 08-04-2022 · Public domain

Born
1873
Died
1955
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
architect · university teacher
Fields
Heimatschutz Architecture
Known for
Palatium

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