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Embassy of Germany, Saint Petersburg

The former Embassy of Germany in Saint Petersburg is considered the earliest and most influential example of Stripped Classicism. Designed by Peter Behrens, it was built to house the diplomatic mission of the German Empire in Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire. After the relocation by the Bolsheviks of the Soviet capital from Petrograd to Moscow, it served as a consulate of the Weimar Republic and N…

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1911

Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Embassy of Germany, Saint Petersburg in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Peter Behrens

1868-1940 · Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Peter Behrens was a leading German architect, graphic and industrial designer, best known for his early pioneering AEG Turbine Hall in Berlin in 1909. He had a long career, designing objects, typefaces, and important buildings in a range of styles from the 1900s to the 1930s. He was a founding member of the German Wer…

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Peter Behrens

studio · Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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