Conrad Steinbrecht
Conrad Steinbrecht (born September 22, 1849 in Tangermünde ; † July 3, 1923 in Marienburg ) was a German architect , Prussian construction officer and monument conservator who has made great contributions to the preservation of the castles of the Teutonic Order . He was called the savior of the " Marienburg ". A memorial plaque still reminds of him today.
Life
Steinbrecht attended the grammar school of the monastery Our Dear Women in Magdeburg . After graduating from high school, he was a volunteer in the Franco-German War . From 1871 to 1874 he studied architecture at the Berlin Building Academy . Study trips to Italy and Greece followed. In 1877 he took part in the excavations in Olympia to support his teacher from the Bauakademie, the architect Friedrich Adler . In 1875 he was appointed government building supervisor ( trainee lawyer ) and in 1879 government building master ( assessor ). In 1880 Steinbrecht worked in the Prussian Ministry of Culture in Berlin. There he dealt with the revival of the brick building. His task was to study, sketch and describe the remains of the buildings of the Teutonic Order in East and West Prussia . After that, the renovation work he led began. The aim of his work was a reconstruction in its original form or rebuilding. This work lasted over 20 years at Marienburg, until the Hochschloss in 1896, the guest chambers in 1900, the Grand Commandery in 1906 , the Firmarie in 1913 , the Great Remter renewed in 1917 , parallel to the outdoor area and the Herren- Dansker until 1918. Steinbrecht also added meaningfully the inventory and furniture, for example by buying up Bleil's collection of weapons or by imitating medieval frescoes . But other castles were also documented and restored by him, such as Lochstädt Castle .
Fonts (selection)
- Investigation and restoration work on the Marienburg Castle . Ernst & Korn, Berlin 1885. Düsseldorf University Library - digitized
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The architecture of the Teutonic Knight Order in Prussia . Published by Julius Springer, 1885–1920.
- Volume 1: Thorn in the Middle Ages. Berlin 1885. Kujawische digital library
- Volume 2: Prussia at the time of the Landmeister. Berlin 1888. Elbing digital library
- Volume 3: Lochstedt Castle and its paintings. Berlin 1910. Kujawi digital library
- Volume 4: The castles of the order of the grand masters in Prussia. Berlin 1920. Lower Silesian digital library
- The restoration of the Marienburg Castle. Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1896. Elbing digital library
- Marienburg Castle in Prussia. Guide through its history and buildings. 1st edition, Berlin 1897; 5th updated edition, Berlin 1899. Polonia digital library
- The construction of the Marienburg Commandery in the years 1410–1420. Thomas & Oppermann, Königsberg 1911. Kujawische digital library
- The architecture of the Teutonic Knight Order in Prussia: a certificate of origin for Germans in the East. AW Kafemann, Danzig 1919. Kuyavian digital library
literature
- Bernhard Schmid: Conrad Steinbrecht †. In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 43, No. 65/66 (August 15, 1923), pp. 385–386.
Web links
- Works by and about Conrad Steinbrecht in the German Digital Library
- Architecture of the Teutonic Order. Conrad Steinbrecht, the restorer of the Marienburg
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SURNAME | Steinbrecht, Conrad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect, construction officer and preservationist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1849 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tangermünde |
DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1923 |
Place of death | Marienburg |