Paul Troost

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Paul Troost was a prominent German architect of the early 20th century known for his neoclassical designs and close association with the Nazi regime.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German architect
architect
human
activeYearsEnd 1934
activeYearsStart early 20th century
advisorTo Adolf Hitler
architecturalStyle monumental classicism
stripped neoclassicism
burialPlace Munich
causeOfDeath pneumonia (commonly reported)
closeAssociateOf Adolf Hitler
countryOfBirth German Empire
countryOfCitizenship Germany
countryOfDeath Germany
dateOfBirth 1878-08-17
dateOfDeath 1934-01-21
designed Brown House in Munich
Führerbau in Munich
Haus der Deutschen Kunst
extensions and renovations for the Nazi Party headquarters in Munich
educatedAt Technical University of Munich
employer Nazi Party
familyName Troost
genre government buildings
public architecture
givenName Paul
heritage German
influenced Albert Speer
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Nazi Party
movement Nazi architecture
neoclassicism
name Paul Ludwig Troost
notableFor designing representative buildings for the Nazi regime
influencing early Nazi architectural style
notableWork Brown House in Munich
Führerbau in Munich
Haus der Deutschen Kunst
Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich
occupation architect
partner Gerdy Troost
placeOfBirth Elberfeld NERFINISHED
Wuppertal NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Munich
politicalAlignment Nazism
positionHeld Hitler’s chief architect in the early Nazi period
sexOrGender male
spouse Gerdy Troost
workLocation Germany
Munich

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Reich Chancellery
architect
Paul Troost ("Paul Ludwig Troost")
name

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