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    Alfred Messel (22 July 1853 – 24 March 1909) was a German architect at the turning point to the 20th century, creating a new style for buildings which...
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    1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. As part of the Museum...
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  • Messel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Messel (1853–1909), German architect Harry Messel (1922–2015), Canadian-born Australian...
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    Oliver Messel (1904–1978); a maternal great-grandfather was the Punch cartoonist Linley Sambourne (1844–1910); and his great-great-uncle Alfred Messel was...
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    late 19th century, by three generations of the Messel family, and was brought to renown by Leonard Messel. In 1953 Nymans became a National Trust property...
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    Paul Wallot and continued his career in the architectural office of Alfred Messel. In 1896 Grenander set up his own business and worked as a designer...
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    Ernst von Ihne after plans by Stüler (1904), and the Pergamonmuseum by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann (1930). Thus, Museum Island evolved into the institution...
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    store was constructed between 1896 and 1906 by the renowned architect Alfred Messel who also designed other stores for the firm, such as that at Rosenthaler...
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    windows allowing a view of the art objects. The new building, designed by Alfred Messel, took until 1930 to construct, due to delays caused by World War I,...
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    reconstructed and reopened in 1955. The main building was begun in 1897 by Alfred Messel and inaugurated in 1906. The encyclopedic museum consists of several...
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