Background
Haller was born on 1 December 1835 in Hamburg. His father was the jurist Nicolaus Ferdinand Haller (1805–1876), a Mayor of Hamburg. Haller"s mother Adele was a Jewish-born daughter of Amschel Oppenheimer.
Haller was born on 1 December 1835 in Hamburg. His father was the jurist Nicolaus Ferdinand Haller (1805–1876), a Mayor of Hamburg. Haller"s mother Adele was a Jewish-born daughter of Amschel Oppenheimer.
Haller attended the Gymnasium Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums until 1855. Haller studied architecture in Potsdam, Berlin, Paris, and England.
Haller died on 26 May 1925 in Hamburg. In 1861 Haller returned to Hamburg and opened an office. In 1880 Haller and 8 other architects founded a syndicate and presented the Senate of Hamburg a new draft for the.
In 1886 the construction started.
Haller planned more than 562 building projects. Haller was influenced by Charles Garnier.
The architect of the Paris opera. Gottfried Semper, and the Italian High Renaissance.
He disliked the Art Nouveau movement.
Selected works.
He was 10 years long chairperson of the professional organisation of architects and member of the Hamburg Parliament for 14 years.
