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Historistische Ecklösungen in Deutschland und Frankreich. Symbole nationaler Baukultur

Tobias Möllmer

From the Journal: architectura

Published online:

19 May 2025

Abstract

Abstract

In the late 19th century, German and French residential and commercial buildings began to display clear differences in the design of the corners of buildings, which to this day continue to shape the cityscapes of both countries and distinguish them from one another. In France, the practice of cutting off the corners of buildings and thus connecting the façades more organically began in the 1840s, but the structuring was continued without emphasizing the corner bay. In the search for a national architectural style, from the 1870s the Germans combined the pan coupé imported from Paris with the most characteristic German architectural element – the corner oriel, which was extended as a turret in the roof zone. While the domed rotonde in the Parisian style also spread in Germany in a modified form, the French never warmed to the corner oriel and the turret; the design emphasis on a tower-like accentuated corner of the building, on the other hand, changed the cityscape of Paris after 1900.

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