Name Martin Grunberg Died 1706 | Role Architect | |
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Martin Grunberg (* 1655, Insterburg, then in East Prussia, now in Russia – between 16 and 23 October 1706 or 1707) was a German architect and master builder.
Life
He was active in Berlin from 1687 onwards, after several trips to France and Italy. In Berlin he took part in the construction of the Friedrichstadt and oversaw the construction in the Kurmark alongside the Electorate of Brandenburg's head architect Johann Arnold Nering, who he succeeded from 1695 to 1698, when he again became the head-architect's subordinate. These works included the building of the Schloss and Residenz buildings.
Like Nering he was a representative of the Dutch Baroque style. His other designs include the Marstallgebaudes on the Unter den Linden as far as the later Dorotheenstrase (including the first Berlin Observatory), the Jungfernbrucke (formerly known as the Spreegassenbrucke) and the Sebastiankirche (later known as the Luisenstadtische Kirche). On occasions he was also master builder to Berlin's Zeughaus and the Parochialkirche. In 1699-1700 he built the Jagdschloss (hunting lodge) in Furstenwalde/Spree for Frederick III. In 1701 he was the first architect and master builder to join the Akademie der Kunste.