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Among the architects he called to Berlin were Carl Gotthard Langhans and David Gilly, who, with Heinrich Gentz, created a severe but inventive style in the 1790s that was indebted to Ledoux as well as to Johann Winckelmann’s call for a return to the spirit of ancient Greek

David Gilly [ ʒiˈli ], vollständig David K. Friedrich Gilly, (* 7. Januar 1748 in Schwedt; † 5. Mai 1808 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Architekt, Baubeamter, Fachbuchautor und Baureformer zu Beginn der Epoche des Klassizismus. Er war der Vater des Architekten Friedrich Gilly .

Friedrich David Gilly (16 February 1772 – 3 August 1800) was a German architect and the son of the architect David Gilly. His works are influenced by revolutionary architecture (Revolutionsarchitektur).

In Western architecture: Germany. …were Carl Gotthard Langhans and David Gilly, who, with Heinrich Gentz, created a severe but inventive style in the 1790s that was indebted to Ledoux as well as to Johann Winckelmann’s call for a return to the spirit of ancient Greek architecture. The great early monument of the Berlin school….

(1772–1800).Son of David Gilly, he learned practice and theory with his father in Stettin (now Szczecin), and in 1788 settled in Berlin. He developed his skills while also acting as Inspector in the Royal Buildings Department aged only 16, where he worked under Erdmannsdorff and Langhans.

David Gilly was a German architect and architecture-tutor in Prussia, known as the father of the architect Friedrich Gilly.

Figure 38. David Gilly’s design for the Palace Kleinmachnow. (Image: Louis Cellauro and Gilbert Richaud) - "Rammed earth architecture's journey to the High Hills of the Santee and its role as an early concrete"

Friedrich David Gilly was a German architect and the son of the architect David Gilly. His works are influenced by revolutionary architecture . Born in Altdamm, Pomerania, , Gilly was known as a prodigy and the teacher of the young Karl Friedrich Schinkel.