Gropius
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Gropius is a German surname. It may refer to:
Other meanings of Gropius are:
- The Gropius Brothers: Ferdinand Gropius (1796–1830) and George Gropius (1802–1842), publishers and managers of a Diorama in Berlin
- Walter GropiusWalter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
(1883-1969), architect (BauhausBauhaus', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
) - Manon Gropius (1916-1935, full name Alma Manon Gropius), daughter of Walter GropiusWalter GropiusWalter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
and Alma Mahler-WerfelAlma MahlerAlma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel was a Viennese-born socialite well known in her youth for her beauty and vivacity. She became the wife, successively, of composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius, and novelist Franz Werfel, as well as the consort of several other prominent men... - Martin GropiusMartin GropiusMartin Carl Philipp Gropius was a German architect.- Life :Gropius studied at the Bauakademie in Berlin and after graduation worked as a private architect...
(1824-1880), Historicist architect (uncle of Walter Gropius)
Other meanings of Gropius are:
- The Gropius Passagen, a shopping centre in BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- GropiusstadtGropiusstadtGropiusstadt is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln. It was named after the architect who projected the complex: Walter Gropius.-History:...
, one side of the Berlin-Neukölln, designed by Walter Gropius