Heinrich von Ferstel

Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel (July 7th, 1828 with Vienna (Austria) † July 14th, 1883 idem) is a Austrian Architecte , considered as a prominent representative of the Historicisme.

Its first important project is for the contest of the Votivkirche of Vienna, its project Néogothique in the style of the French cathedrals is selected in 1855 and brings to him an immediate celebrity.

It built some other public buildings in the downtown area. After beginnings in style historiciste Romance (in particular the building of the purse in Vienna, today Palais Ferstel which lodges the Central Café), he becomes professor in Polytechnikum. The functional character in particular of its buildings of higher education, as of the time of their construction, was criticized by its contemporaries, it does not remain about it less than he was a famous and celebrated architect of alive sound.

Constructions

Votivkirche of Vienna, project: 1855, construction: 1856-1879
Stock Exchange (today Palais Ferstel) in Vienna, 1860
Museum for the art and the industry of Vienna (today Musée for the applied art) with the establishment of higher education which is attached to him, 1871
École of applied art (today university for the applied art) to Vienna, 1877
Bâtiment of Lloyd with Trieste, 1883
principal Bâtiment of the Université of Vienna, 1883

Moreover, it built many palates and villas.

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