Greeting by Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 4
3. Greeting by Ernst von Siemens Kunststiftung 6
4. Preface 8
5. INTRODUCTION 24
6. ESSAYS
7. Ludwig II: On the Legacy of an Artist on the Throne 40
8. Architecture as the Availability of History? Reflections on a New Understanding of the Buildings of King Ludwig II of Bavaria 58
9. Sacredness in the Buildings of Ludwig II 70
10. Present in the Past: Ludwig II and Architecture Photography 1864–86 82
11. King Ludwig II’s View of the World 94
12. Exotic Conceptions of Space? Sources and Variations in Ludwig’s Perception of Islamic Architecture 104
13. Mediated Architectural (Dream) Spaces: Ludwig II and the Middle Ages “at Third Hand” 116
14. Engineering the “Fairy Tale”: Infrastructure under Ludwig II 126
15. Municipal Authority and Aesthetic Dignity. The Competition for the Munich City Hall 136
16. The Aestheticization of Technology in Historicism: The Neue Polytechnische Schule in Munich 146
17. Workers’ Housing at the Time of Ludwig II 158
18. The Kunstverein Building by Eduard von Riedel: A first Project of Ludwig II in Munich 168
19. BUILDING TYPES
20. I Urban Planning 180
21. II Transportation 192
22. III Industry, Trade, and Commerce 202
23. IV Health, Hygiene, and Social Welfare 214
24. V Education and Schooling 226
25. VI Housing 234
26. VII Culture and Entertainment 244
27. VIII Industrial Exhibitions 256
28. IX Government and Municipal Administration 262
29. X Military 272
30. XI Churches and Synagogues 280
31. XII Palaces and Castles 288
32. BIBLIOGRAPHY 304
33. PHOTO CREDITS 315
34. THANKS 316