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In the first half of the 19th century, even industrial architecture was dominated by historical styles. In the age of the steam engine and nascent mechanization, architects wanted to beautify industrial processes with historical styles. There were, however, attempts to develop a new architectural grammar for industrial buildings.
David Gilly and Peter Joseph Krahe designed the office building in Burgplatz, Braunschweig for the Vieweg Verlag. Here a strong, vigorous, solid and yet very rich style was intended to bring out the character of the publishers as a production centre.
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