Paul Troost

Paul Troost
Born(1878-08-17)August 17, 1878
DiedJanuary 21, 1934(1934-01-21) (aged 55)
NationalityGerman
Alma materTechnische Universität Darmstadt
OccupationArchitect
SpouseGerdy Troost

Paul Ludwig Troost (17 August 1878 – 21 January 1934)[1][2] was a German architect. A favourite master builder of Adolf Hitler from 1930, his Neoclassical designs for the Führerbau, the Verwaltungsbau der NSDAP and the Haus der Kunst in Munich influenced the style of Nazi architecture.

  1. ^ Speer, Albert (1970) Inside the Third Reich New York: Simon and Schuster. p.49
  2. ^ Kellerhoff, Sven Felix (2004) The Führer Bunker: Hitler's Last Refuge. Berlin: Story Verlag. p.38