Ernst Ziller
Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller (Greek: Ερνέστος Τσίλλερ, 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.[1] [2]
Biography[]
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. 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. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Buildings[]
Athens[]
- Andreas Syngros mansion (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Church of Saint Luke
- Hotels "Megas Alexandros" and "Bakeion", Omonoia Square
- Iliou Melathron (now Numismatic Museum of Athens)
- National Theatre of Greece
- Old building of the Hellenic Military Academy
- Old headquarters building of the National Bank of Greece
- Peloponnese Railway Station
- Presidential Mansion
- Stathatos Mansion
- (destroyed during the Dekemvriana)
- Loverdo Museum (former Ziller mansion, Academy Street 58a)
Attica[]
- Transfiguration of Jesus church in Vilia, West Attica
- Royal palace in Tatoi
Aigio[]
- Archaeological Museum of Aigion (old Municipal market)
- Cathedral Church of Panagia Faneromeni
- Church of Esodia of Theotokos
- Church of St. Andrew
Argos[]
- Municipal Market of Argos
Gytheio[]
Patras[]
- Apollon Theatre (Patras)
- Perivolaropoulos mansion
Piraeus[]
Pyrgos[]
- Archaeological Museum of Pyrgos (old Municipal Market)
- Municipal Theater of Pyrgos
- Old City Hall
- Railway station of Pyrgos
Syros[]
- Ermoupolis City Hall
Thessaloniki[]
- Greek consulate in Thessaloniki (today Museum for the Macedonian Struggle)
- Metropolitan Church of Saint Gregory Palamas
- Metropolis building
- Theageneio hospital
Other[]
- Archaeological Museum of Milos
- Court House of Tripoli
- Church of Sainte Marina, Velo, Corinthia
- Metropolitan Theater of Zakynthos (city)
- Railway station of Olympia
- Former City Hall of Kea (island)
- Former Primary School of Kea (island) (now town hall)
- Marble fountain of 1872 at Syntagma Square.
Architectural supervision[]
- Academy of Athens
- National Archaeological Museum of Athens
- National Library of Greece
- Panathinaiko Stadium, renovation
Gallery[]
Melas mansion, Athens
Metropolitan Theater of Zakynthos (city)
Old municipal market of Pyrgos, Elis
The old headquarters building of the National Bank of Greece
Faneromeni church, Aigio
The Court House of Tripoli
City hall of Gytheio
References[]
- ^ "The Architect Ernst Ziller". imma.edu.gr. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Alexandra Koroxenidis. "Ernst Ziller's magnificent architecture". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Theophilus Edvard Hansen, 1813-91, Arkitekt". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Ernst Ziller biography". presidency.gr. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Ernst Ziller. "The Importance of Being Ernst". portesmagazine.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Ziller-Loverdos mansion was fully restored and opened to public". ered.gr. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
Other sources[]
- Friedbert Ficker (2003) Ernst Ziller – ein sächsischer Architekt und Bauforscher in Griechenland: Die Familie Ziller Taschenbuc ( Allgäu : Der Kunstverlag Josef Fink) ISBN 978-3898700764
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External links[]
- Ernst Ziller exhibit at National Gallery, 22/03/2010 - 15/10/2010
- Ziller-Loverdos” Residence, Athens, Greece
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- 1837 births
- 1923 deaths
- People from Radebeul
- National Technical University of Athens faculty
- 19th-century German architects
- 20th-century German architects
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- German emigrants to Greece
- Burials at the First Cemetery of Athens
- Architects from Athens