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Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg

Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg rather than just read about it. In short: The Palais Universitaire in Strasbourg is a large, neo-Renaissance style building, constructed between 1879 and 1884 under the direction of the German architect Otto Warth. It was inaugurated in 1884 by Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany.

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Reference excerpt

The Palais Universitaire in Strasbourg is a large, neo-Renaissance style building, constructed between 1879 and 1884 under the direction of the German architect Otto Warth. It was inaugurated in 1884 by Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany. Through Avenue de la Liberté (former Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße), it faces the equally monumental former imperial palace (Kaiserpalast). The building served for several decades as the centre of the new imperial University of Strasbourg. The old university transferred from the buildings that it had occupied for centuries at the Jean Sturm Gymnasium to the new ones located in the Neustadt.

Italianate features The architect, Otto Warth (1845–1918), from Karlsruhe, was young when he was entrusted with the design of the building. He had just returned from a one-year study visit to Italy, and his passion for Italian classical architecture is reflected in some of the Italianate features of the Palais.

The Aula One of the most distinctive features of the building is the Aula, which measures 25 m by 29 m and 16 m high, which Warth modeled on the Villa Garzoni in Pontecasale, Candiana. It is decorated with a monumental seated statue of Ramses II, 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) high, brought in 1933 by Pierre Montet. In 2012, the Aula was dedicated to Marc Bloch, former professor at the university, shot by the Nazis in 1944.

Statuary The Palais is striking for the statuary of its façades, which pay hommage to a number of scientists, theologians, theoricians and thinkers with Germanic connections, thirty-six in all, as follows: 1. von Baer, Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn (1792 – 1876), scientist and explorer 2. Bopp, Franz Bopp (1791 – 1867), linguist 3. Böckh, August Böckh or Boeckh (1785 – 1867), classical scholar and antiquarian 4. von Buch, Christian Leopold von Buch (1774 – 1853), geologist and paleontologist 5. Calvin, John or Jean Calvin (1509 – 1564), theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva 6. Copernicus, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 – 1543), polymath, mathematician, astronomer 7. Eichhorn, Karl Friedrich Eichhorn (1781 – 1854), jurist 8. von Fraunhofer, Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (1787 – 1826), physicist and optical lens manufacturer. 9. Gauss, Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 – 1855), mathematician and physicist 10. Jac. Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785 – 1863), linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist 11. von Guericke, Otto von Guericke (1602 – 1686), scientist, inventor, and politician 12. von Haller, Albrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 1708 – 1777), anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet 13. von Humboldt, Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859), geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science 14. Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804 – 1851), mathematician 15. Kant, Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804), philosopher 16. Kepler, Johannes Kepler (1571 – 1630), astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music 17. Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (von) Leibniz (1646 – 1716), polymath, mathematician, philosopher, scientist, and diplomat 18. von Liebig, Justus Freiherr von Liebig (1803 – 1873), one of the founders of organic chemistry 19. Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729 – 1781), philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic 20. Luther, Martin Luther (1483 – 1546), priest, theologian and hymnwriter. 21. Melanchthon, Philip Melanchthon (1497 – 1560), Lutheran reformer 22. Müller, Johannes Peter Müller (1801 – 1858), physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, 23. Niebuhr, Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776 – 1831), statesman, banker, and historian 24. Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493 – 1541), physician, alchemist, lay theologian and philosopher 25. v. Pufendorf, Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf (1632 – 1694), jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian 26. Savigny, Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779 – 1861), jurist and historian 27. Schleiermacher, Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768 – 1834), Reformed theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar 28. v. Schwarzenberg, Johann of Schwarzenberg (1463 – 1528), moralist and reformer 29. Schöpflin, Johann Daniel Schöpflin (1694 – 1771), professor of history, rhetoric and law at the University of Strasbourg 30. Sleidanus, Johannes Sleidanus or Sleidan (1506-1556), historian of the Reformation 31. Spener, Philipp Spener (1635-1705), Lutheran theologian, founder of Pietism 32. Joh. Sturm, Johannes or Jean Sturm (1507 – 1589), educator and Protestant reformer 33. Werner, Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749 – 1817), geologist 34. Winckelmann, Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 – 1768), art historian and archaeologist 35. F.A Wolf, Friedrich August Wolf (1759 – 1824), classicist, founder of modern philology 36. Zwingli, Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1484 – 1531), leader of the Reformation in Switzerland

Two allegorical statues representing Germania (Germany) and Argentina (Strasbourg), the former removed in 1918 and the latter destroyed in 1945, were replaced in their respective niche on the façade in 2014, after having been restored and/or replicated based on photos.

Monument historique On 21 May 1990, the hall, the Aula and the main stairways were classified as a monument historique.

Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held its first session in this building, from 8 August to 10 September 1949.

University Press The Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg, reputedly the oldest university press in France, has had its headquarters in the building ever since it was founded in 1920.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg

In research: Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1884 establishments in Germany, Buildings and structures by German architects, Buildings and structures completed in 1884, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Palais Universitaire, Strasbourg outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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