Background
Troost was the daughter of an art dealer. After completing her education she worked in her father"s business, where she met Paul Ludwig Troost in 1923.
Troost was the daughter of an art dealer. After completing her education she worked in her father"s business, where she met Paul Ludwig Troost in 1923.
She supervised the construction of the Haus der Kunst, the remodeling of the Königsplatz, and the construction of the Ehrentempels. She remained an architectural adviser to Hitler"s circle up to the end of the war. In 1943 she received from Hitler an endowment of 100,000 Reichsmarks.
During denazification she was classified as "less responsible" (Minderbelastete) by the Hauptspruchkammer and sentenced to a fine of 500 Doctor of Medicine and a 10 year Berufsverbot.
At the end of the period Troost resumed work and resided in Schützing (Haiming) in Upper Bavaria.