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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff is recorded in the Getty Union List of Artist Names with the biographical note: German painter and architect, 1699-1753. The record places his birth in Crossen and death in Berlin (Berlin state). Getty classifies the person under these roles: architects, interior decorators, court architects, draftsmen (artists), painters (artists). The nationality terms attached to the record are German. Places of professional activity in the record include Berlin (Berlin state). The record carries 14 forms of the name and the identifier 500022893. In this atlas the person is linked as the creator of Sanssouci.

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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)
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Source Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names: Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)

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Sanssouci, Works
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Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)
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    Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)
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    Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)
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    Knobelsdorff, Georg Wenceslaus von (German painter and architect, 1699-1753)
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Sanssouci (Wikipedia)
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The palace was designed and built by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff between 1745 and 1747 to meet Frederick's need for a private residence where he could escape the pomp and ceremony of the royal court.
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