Johann Arnold Nering, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohann Arnold Nering
German architect
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Johann Arnold Nering
- Johann Arnold Nering (or Nehring; 13 January 1659 – 21 October 1695) was a German Baroque architect in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia. A native of Wesel, Cleves, Nering was educated largely in Holland.
- From 1677-79 he also traveled in Italy.
- In 1682 Nering worked on the gate and chapel of Köpenick Palace.
- He was appointed Oberingenieur (senior engineer) by Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg, in 1684.
- The following year Nering was appointed Ingenieur-Oberst (engineer colonel) within the General Staff. After Frederick III came to power in 1688, Nering was tasked with overseeing the drafts of 300 two-storied burgher homes in the new town of Friedrichstadt.
- He also planned the layout of the Linden-markt and contributed to Schönhausen Palace.
- In Königsberg Nering designed the Burgkirche, constructed from 1690-96. Nering was appointed Oberbaudirektor (senior architectural director) for Brandenburg on 9 April 1691.
- He worked on Schloss Oranienburg (1690–94), the bridge Lange Brücke in Berlin (1692–95), the Hetzgarten in 1693, and the Parochialkirche and part of the Zeughaus in 1695.
- Georg Heinrich Kranichfeld used Nering's design for Schönhausen Palace during the construction of Holstein in East Prussia.
- Nering also originated the design of the Zeughaus (arsenal) on Unter den Linden in Berlin in the year of his death; it was completed in 1730 and became the modern-day Deutsches Historisches Museum. In 1695, Nering began designing Electress Sophia Charlotte's summer residence, later known as Charlottenburg Palace, but he died during its construction.
- Although the palace was subsequently greatly expanded, the original central section became known as the Neringbau.
- The architect was also honored by having a street near Charlottenburg Palace named after him in 1892.
Read more at Wikipedia