Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884

The Berlin Academy of Industry and the Academy of Building were united in 1876 to form the Technical High School. It was found that the buildings were not sufficiently large for the great number of scholars, and arrangements were made for erecting new buildings affording better accommodations. The first design was made by Lucal, who, after his death, was succeeded by Hitzig, who died in 1821, and who was succeeded, in turn, by Mr. Raschdorff.
The main building is shown in the annexed cut, taken from the Illustrirte Zeitung . It is four stories high and 754 ft. long, and the middle and side wings are about 656 ft. deep, the portions between the wings being about 164 ft. deep. In the interior five square courts are arranged, of which two are at the right and two at the left, and are separated by intermediate building. The middle court in the central portion of the building is covered by a glass roof and forms a vestibule surrounded by arcades, the halls of which lead to different rooms. In the middle portion are the rooms for the officers, and the reading rooms. The courts are erected in brick with sgraffito ornamentation; and the front, sides, and rear are erected in sandstone on a granite base. The first story, or ground floor, is of a yellowish color, and the upper story is of a clear whitish-gray. The building is richly ornamented by statues, busts, reliefs, and groups representing the different architects, artists, scientists, etc.
THE NEW TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL AT BERLIN.
The buildings of the University of Strassburg are arranged in two groups; one in the northern and the other in the southern part of the city. All the buildings of the medical department were erected in the neighborhood of the hospital, which is located between the south wall of the city and the River Ill.
In front of the old Fischerthor, or Fishergate, the college house, or college building proper, in which are located the offices, lecture rooms, etc., was erected. A front perspective view of this building is shown in the lower part of the annexed cut, taken from the Illustrirte Zeitung . Behind this main building, and between the Universitäts and Goethe Strasse, the buildings of the Chemical Institute, the Physical Institute, with its tower; the Botanical Institute, with the gardens and hothouses, and the Astronomical Institute, with its observatory and movable dome, are located. These buildings were designed by the architects Hermann, Eggert, Brion, and Salomon, all of Strassburg.