page_title: Gottfried Böhm
section_title: Notable buildings
hierarchical_section_title: Gottfried Böhm / Notable buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Bensberg, Germany: New Cityhall and old castle Bensberg, an architectural blending, designed by Architect Prof. Gottfried Böhm
context_page_description: Gottfried Böhm is a German architect and sculptor. His reputation is based on creating highly sculptural buildings made of concrete, steel, and glass. Böhm's first independent building was the Cologne chapel "Madonna in the Rubble". Böhm's most influential and recognized building is the Maria, Königin des Friedens or Nevigeser Wallfahrtsdom.
  The most recently completed construction project involving Gottfried is the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. In 1986, he became the first German architect to be awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize.
context_section_description: 1947-50 St. Kolumba, Cologne
  1962-69 Bensberg City Hall
  1968-72 Maria, Königin des Friedens pilgrimage church, Neviges
  1968-70 Christi Auferstehung (Church of Resurrection), Cologne
caption: Bensberg City Hall, seen against old castle
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