Johann Arnold Nering

Who was Johann Arnold Nering?

Johann Arnold Nering was a German Baroque architect in the service of Brandenburg-Prussia.

A native of Wesel, Cleves, Nering was educated largely in Holland. From 1677-79 he also traveled in Italy. In 1682 Nering worked on the gate and chapel of Köpenick Palace. He was appointed Oberingenieur by Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg, in 1684. The following year Nering was appointed Ingenieur-Oberst within the General Staff.

After Frederick III came to power in 1688, Nering was tasked with overseeing the drafts of 300 two-storied burgher homes in the new town of Friedrichstadt. He also planned the layout of the Linden-markt and contributed to Schönhausen Palace. In Königsberg Nering designed the Burgkirche, constructed from 1690-96.

Nering was appointed Oberbaudirektor for Brandenburg on 9 April 1691. He worked on Schloss Oranienburg, the bridge Lange Brücke in Berlin, the Hetzgarten in 1693, and the Parochialkirche and part of the Zeughaus in 1695. Georg Heinrich Kranichfeld used Nering's design for Schönhausen Palace during the construction of Holstein in East Prussia.