Alexander Wielemans of Monteforte
Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte (born February 4, 1843 in Vienna , † October 7, 1911 in Dornbach , Vienna) was an Austrian architect of late historicism .
Life
Alexander Wielemans-Monteforte came from a family of Austrian officers. His father Alexander Wielemans was raised to the hereditary Austrian nobility in 1859 as "Wielemans von Monteforte". Alexander Wielemans-Monteforte studied at the Vienna Academy with Eduard van der Nüll , August Sicard von Sicardsburg and cathedral builder Friedrich von Schmidt , in whose studio he also worked until 1874. In 1888, Wielemans-Monteforte, who had meanwhile been appointed senior building officer, became an honorary member of the academy. From then on, Wielemans-Monteforte, partly together with his fellow student Theodor Reuter , was responsible for representative historicist buildings on a public contract (e.g. Palace of Justice in Vienna, completed in 1881; renovation of the Graz town hall , 1887 to 1895, together with Theodor Reuter).
Wielemans-Monteforte honor was 1912 Wielemans alley named, it runs from the 17th district Hernals 18th district Währing .
Other works
- Courthouse in Graz (1889 to 1993)
- Courthouse in Salzburg (1903 to 1909)
- Villa Gutmann in Baden near Vienna (1882 to 1884)
- Breitenfeld parish church in Vienna- Josefstadt (1893 to 1898, together with Viktor Luntz )
- Neuottakringer Church (1894 to 1898, with Theodor Reuter)
- Memorial graves for Field Marshal Heinrich von Heß and Feldzeugmeister Franz von John in the Vienna Central Cemetery (1885)
- Funerary chapels, e.g. B. Vienna Central Cemetery , Inzersdorfer Friedhof , Mödlinger Friedhof
Palace of Justice, Vienna
Graz City Hall
Neuottakringer Church
Parish church of Breitenfeld
Palace of Justice, Olomouc (1886–1902)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wielemans, Alexander von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 56th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1888, p. 18 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Alexander Wielemans of Monteforte. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry on Alexander Wielemans von Monteforte in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- ↑ Planet Vienna website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wielemans of Monteforte, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1911 |
| Place of death | Dornbach , Vienna |