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Swiss architect
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Male
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Birth:
7 December 1858(Altstetten, Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland)
Death:
10 June 1942(Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Gustav Gull (December 7, 1858 in Altstetten – June 10, 1942 in Zürich) was a famed Swiss architect.
Life
He came from a family of architects. He studied architecture at the Polytechnic of Zürich.
He is buried in Zürich.
Career
He designed the main post office of Lucerne.
He designed the Swiss National Museum, and was involved in the construction of the Urania complex in Zürich that comprises Amtshaus I-IV at the Lindenhof hill, as well as the Stadthaus Zürich at Münsterhof, Urania Sternwarte and Waisenhaus Zürich at Lindenhof hill, and the tower of Predigerkirche Zürich that was built after Gull's plans by Friedrich Wehrli.