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Also Known As Franz Leopold Karl von Klenze
Born February 28, 1784 • Germany
Died January 27, 1864 (aged 79) • Munich • Germany
Movement / Style Greek Revival • Neoclassical art • Renaissance revival

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Jules Hardouin-Mansart
French architect
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Richard Morris Hunt
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Würzburg Residenz, designed by Balthasar Neumann, 18th century, Würzburg, Germany.
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel
German architect and painter
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