Ernst Ziller
19th-century German-Greek architect
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Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller (/ˈzɪlər/; Greek: Ερνέστος Τσίλλερ, Ernestos Tsiller [ˈtsiler]; 22 June 1837 – 4 November 1923) was a German-born university teacher and architect who later became a Greek national. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was a major designer of royal and municipal buildings in Athens, Patras, and other Greek cities.[1][2]
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June 22, 1837
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| Born | Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller June 22, 1837 Serkowitz, Radebeul, Kingdom of Saxony |
| Died | November 4, 1923 (aged 86) |
| Other name | Ερνέστος Τσίλλερ (Ernestos Tsiller) |
| Education | Dresden Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Sophia Doudou-Ziller |
| Children | Iosifina Dimas-Ziller (1885-1965) |
Biography
Ziller was born in the rural community of Serkowitz in the district of Radebeul in the Kingdom of Saxony. After graduating from the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1858, he went to work for Danish architect Theophilus Hansen. In 1861, Hansen sent him to Athens. In 1872 he was appointed a professor at the Royal School of Arts, now National Technical University of Athens.
He was married to a Greek wife, Sofia Doudou. His daughter Iosifina Dimas-Ziller (1885-1965) was an impressionist painter.
In 1885, he designed a three-story mansion where his family resided until 1912. Now known as the Ziller mansion, the residence was later acquired by Greek banker Dionysios P. Loverdos (1878–1934). Ziller died in Athens and was buried at the First Cemetery of Athens.[3][4][5][6]
List of buildings
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Below is a list of buildings designed by Ernst Ziller.
Athens
- Andreas Syngros mansion (now Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Church of Saint Luke
- Hotels "Megas Alexandros" and "Bakeion", Omonoia Square
- Iliou Melathron (now Numismatic Museum of Athens)
- Mela Megaron
- National Chemistry Institute of Greece (at the University of Athens)
- National Theatre of Greece
- Old building of the Hellenic Military Academy
- Old headquarters building of the National Bank of Greece
- Peloponnese Railway Station
- Presidential Mansion
- Stathatos Mansion
- Thon mansion (destroyed during the Dekemvriana)
- Church of Agios Nikolaos Thon, the only surviving building from the Thon Estate
- Villa Atlantis
- Loverdos Museum (former Ziller mansion, Academy Street 58a)
Attica
Aigio
- Archaeological Museum of Aigion (old Municipal market)
- Cathedral Church of Panagia Faneromeni
- Church of Esodia of Theotokos
- Church of St. Andrew
Argos
- Municipal Market of Argos
Gytheio
Patras
- Apollon Theatre (Patras)
- Perivolaropoulos mansion
Piraeus
Pyrgos
- Archaeological Museum of Pyrgos (old Municipal Market)
- Municipal Theater of Pyrgos
- Old City Hall
- Railway station of Pyrgos
Syros
- Ermoupolis City Hall
Thessaloniki
- Greek consulate in Thessaloniki (today the Museum for the Macedonian Struggle)
- Metropolitan Church of St. Gregory Palamas
- Metropolis building
- Theageneio Hospital
Others
Architectural supervision
Gallery
Melas Mansion, Athens
Metropolitan Theater of Zakynthos (city)
Old municipal market of Pyrgos, Elis
The old headquarters building of the National Bank of Greece
Panagia Faneromeni Church, Aigio
The Court House of Tripoli
City Hall of Gytheio
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