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Ernst Ziller
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Portrait of Ernst Ziller (c. 1880)
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Born
| Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller
(
1837-06-22
)
June 22, 1837
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Died
| November 4, 1923
(1923-11-04)
(aged 86)
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Nationality
| German, Greek
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Other names
| Ερν?στο? Τσ?λλερ (Ernestos Tsiller)
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Alma mater
| Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
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Occupation
| Architect
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Spouse
| Sophia Doudou-Ziller
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Children
| Iosifina Dimas-Ziller
(1885-1965)
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Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller
(
Greek
:
Ερν?στο? Τσ?λλερ
,
Ernestos Tsiller
; 22 June 1837 – 4 November 1923) was a German-born university teacher and architect who later became a
Greek
national. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was a major designer of royal and municipal buildings in
Athens
,
Patras
, and other Greek cities.
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Biography
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Ziller was born in the rural community of Serkowitz in the district of
Radebeul
in
Saxony
. After graduating from the
Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
in 1858, he went to work for Danish architect
Theophilus Hansen
. In 1861, Hansen sent him to Athens. In 1872 he was appointed a professor at the Royal School of Arts, now
National Technical University of Athens
.
He was married to a Greek wife, Sofia Doudou. His daughter
Iosifina Dimas-Ziller
(1885-1965) was an impressionist painter.
In 1885, he designed a three-story mansion where his family resided until 1912. Now known as the Ziller mansion, the residence was later acquired by Greek banker Dionysios P. Loverdos (1878?1934). Ziller died in Athens and was buried at the
First Cemetery of Athens
.
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List of buildings
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Below is a list of buildings designed by Ernst Ziller.
- Transfiguration of Jesus church in
Vilia
, West Attica
- Royal palace in
Tatoi
- Municipal Market of Argos
- Archaeological Museum of Pyrgos (old Municipal Market)
- Municipal Theater of Pyrgos
- Old City Hall
- Railway station of Pyrgos
Others
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Architectural supervision
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Gallery
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References
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- ^
"The Architect Ernst Ziller"
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imma.edu.gr
. Archived from
the original
on June 8, 2020
. Retrieved
November 1,
2019
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Alexandra Koroxenidis.
"Ernst Ziller's magnificent architecture"
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ekathimerini.com
. Retrieved
November 1,
2019
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"Theophilus Edvard Hansen, 1813-91, Arkitekt"
. Dansk biografisk Lexikon
. Retrieved
May 1,
2019
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"Ernst Ziller biography"
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presidency.gr
. Archived from
the original
on March 10, 2007
. Retrieved
November 1,
2019
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Ernst Ziller.
"The Importance of Being Ernst"
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portesmagazine.com
. Retrieved
November 1,
2019
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"Ziller-Loverdos mansion was fully restored and opened to public"
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ered.gr
. Retrieved
November 1,
2019
.
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Other sources
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- Friedbert Ficker (2003).
Ernst Ziller ? ein sachsischer Architekt und Bauforscher in Griechenland: Die Familie Ziller Taschenbuc
. Allgau: Der Kunstverlag Josef Fink.
ISBN
978-3898700764
.
(in German)
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