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  1. Zwinger in Dresden, main work of Pöppelmann. Monument to Matthaus Poppelmann, Dresden Castle. Villa Schönfeld in Herford, Germany. Birthplace of Daniel Pöppelmann. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace .

  2. Apr 2, 2024 · Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (born May 3, 1662, Herford, Westphalia [Germany]—died Jan. 17, 1736, Dresden, Saxony) was a German architect, best known for his design of the Zwinger, a building complex in Dresden that is considered one of the most successful realizations of the Baroque aesthetic. Pöppelmann spent almost his entire professional ...

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  3. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (* 3. Mai 1662 in Herford; † 17. Januar 1736 in Dresden) war ein deutscher Baumeister des Barocks und des Rokokos. Er stand in Diensten von Kurfürst August dem Starken von Sachsen und prägte den Dresdner Barock. Sein berühmtestes Werk ist der Dresdner ...

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  5. Matthaeus Daniel Poeppelmann was born in 1662 in Westphalian Herford and came to Dresden when he was about 18 years of age. He diligently climbed the ladder in the Building Authority although he was a civil engineer. Poeppelmann was gifted in many ways and had an understanding of not only giving splendour and grandiosity to highly noble ...

  6. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662 – 1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger Palace. Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. Zwinger in Dresden, main work of Pöppelmann. Monument to Matthaus Poppelmann, Dresden Castle.

  7. Pöppelmann, Matthäus Daniel (1662–1736) (1662–1736).Born in Herford, Westphalia, he settled in Dresden in 1680, and from 1705 was in charge of palace rebuildings for Friedrich Augustus II (the Strong), Elector of Saxony (1694–1733) and King of Poland (1697–1704 and 1709–33). His masterpiece is the Zwinger, Dresden (1711–28), a ...

  8. The Zwinger ( German: Dresdner Zwinger, IPA: [ˈdʁeːzdnɐ ˈt͡svɪŋɐ]) is a palatial complex with gardens in Dresden, Germany. Designed by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, it is one of the most important buildings of the Baroque period in Germany. Along with the Frauenkirche, the Zwinger is the most famous architectural monument of ...