Christoph Haberland

Memorial plaque for Christoph Haberland in Riga

Christoph Haberland (Latvian: Kristof Hāberlands ; born January 1 ^{. Jul} / 12. January 1750 ^greg. In Riga , † April 7 ^jul. / 19th April 1803 ^greg. ) Was a well-known architect , who worked in Riga. Haberland was a representative of bourgeois classicism .

Life

The German-Balte Haberland was born in a corner house at the intersection of Riharda Vāgnera iela and Teātra iela, which today houses the Hotel Man-Tess. He studied in Berlin and Dresden . With the planning of the extension of the library wing to the former cathedral monastery, he gained authority among specialist colleagues and encouragement from clients. The Column Hall in the Museum of the History and Seafaring of Riga (1778) is considered to be his masterpiece. Haberland was the city architect of Riga from 1789–1797. Haberland's hallmark is the harmonious combination of classicism with elements of the baroque .

Major works

Column hall, Museum of Riga's History and Seafaring

Draft for the Johanneskirche in Valga in 1797

1778: Column hall in the Museum of Riga's History and Seafaring
1785: House on Theaterstrasse 6

literature

Крастиньш Я. А. Стиль модерн в архитектуре Риги. Стройиздат, Москва 1988. (Упоминание о Хаберланде в обзорной статье).
Ottokar Gerich: Christoph Haberland and his buildings . Dissertation, Technical University of Hanover, 1927.
Herbert Pönicke: Haberland, Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 391 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Christoph Haberland - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Baltic Historical Commission (Ed.): Entry on Christoph Haberland. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
[1] (Russian)
[2] (Russian)
Haberland, Christoph . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
Monuments and plaques in Riga

Individual evidence

↑ Baptized on January 6th, 1750 ^Jul.according to the baptismal register of St. Peter's Church in Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sv. Pētera baznīca)
↑ Entry in the burial register of St. Peter's Church in Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sv. Pētera baznīca)
^ Susanne Dell: Riga , Book-on-Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2010, p. 66, ISBN 978-9934-8152-0-1, accessed on January 23, 2013

personal data
SURNAME	Haberland, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Baltic German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	January 12, 1750
PLACE OF BIRTH	Riga
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1803
Place of death	Riga

[1] Baptized on January 6th, 1750 ^Jul.according to the baptismal register of St. Peter's Church in Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sv. Pētera baznīca)

[2] Entry in the burial register of St. Peter's Church in Riga (Latvian: Rīgas sv. Pētera baznīca)

[3] Susanne Dell: Riga , Book-on-Demand GmbH, Norderstedt 2010, p. 66, ISBN 978-9934-8152-0-1, accessed on January 23, 2013