Leo von Klenze

Leo von Klenze
Born
Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze

(1784-02-29)29 February 1784
Schladen, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneberg, Holy Roman Empire
Died26 January 1864(1864-01-26) (aged 79)
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
Resting placeAlter Südfriedhof, Munich, Germany
Occupations
  • Architect
  • painter
Ruhmeshalle in Munich
Von Klenze's grave in Munich
The New Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia, was one of the first museums designed in 1838 by von Klenze specifically to house art collections (1905).
Painting of an idealized reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areios Pagos in Athens, by von Klenze (1846).

Leo von Klenze (born Franz Karl Leopold von Klenze; 29 February 1784 – 26 January 1864) was a German architect and painter. He was the court architect of Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Von Klenze was a devotee of Neoclassicism and one of the most prominent representatives of Greek revival style.