Conrad stallion

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Christian Conrad stallion , also Konrad Stallion (* 9. September 1796 in Durlach , † 8. July 1877 in Köthen (Anhalt) ) was a German architect of classicism . The focus of his work was the Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen .

life and work

Station restoration Köthen, today Hotel Stadt Köthen
St. Mary's Church in Rosslau

Conrad Hengst was born in Durlach (later part of Karlsruhe ). His father was the master carpenter Konrad Hengst, his brother Christian Hengst later became a city architect in Durlach and played a key role in the development of modern fire services. After his school days, Hengst learned carpentry from his father and then studied construction in Munich. There he met the sculptor Franz Jakob Schwanthaler and went on a trip through Italy with his son Ludwig Schwanthaler . After his return to Karlsruhe he worked in Friedrich Weinbrenner's office .

In 1823, on the recommendation of Weinbrenner, Hengst became assistant to Gottfried Bandhauer , the building inspector of the Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen. Both were involved in a number of buildings in the duchy. In 1829 he was appointed builder. In 1830, seven workers were killed in an accident during the construction of the St. Mary's Assumption Church in Köthen . Bandhauer was then dismissed by Duke Ferdinand and Hengst took over his post.

In the years that followed, a large number of buildings were built in and around Köthen under the direction of Hengst. After Duke Heinrich von Anhalt-Köthen died childless in 1847, the duchy fell first to Anhalt-Bernburg and in 1863 to Anhalt-Dessau . Hengst retained his position under the new rulers.

Hengst retired on April 1, 1877, and died in Köthen on July 8, 1877. The location of his grave is unknown, as Hengst requested it not to have a gravestone.

buildings

  • 1831: Magdeburg Gate in Köthen (demolished in 1890)
  • 1832: Church of St. Mary's Assumption in Köthen (based on plans by Gottfried Bandhauer)
  • 1833: Remisenhaus of Köthen Castle (based on designs by Bandhauer)
  • 1839: Duke's daughter school in Köthen
  • 1840: Station building (today dance hall), station restoration (today Hotel Stadt Köthen) and railway post office in Köthen
  • 1853: Church in Drosa
  • 1854: Marienkirche in Roßlau

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Marburg Yearbook for Art History. Volume 4, publisher of the art history seminar of the University of Marburg an der Lahn, Marburg 1928, p. 85 f.
personal data
SURNAME Stallion, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stallion, Christian Conrad (full name); Stallion, Konrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect of classicism
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Durlach
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 1877
Place of death Koethen (Anhalt)