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4 unusual facts about Carl Gangolf Kayser


Carl Gangolf Kayser

Carl Gangolf Kayser (or Carl Gangolph Kaiser; born 12 February 1837, in Vienna; died 2 September 1895), was an Austrian architect at the service of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, during the Second Mexican Empire.

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After the collapse of the Mexican Empire in 1867, he returned to Austria, where he restored several medieval castles, such as Kreuzenstein, Hardegg or Liechtenstein Castle near Vienna.

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After several trips, he was appointed court architect by Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico in 1864.

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Carl Gangolf Kayser was enrolled in the sculpture class of the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna and in that of Munich.



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