Johann Heinrich Roth

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Johann Heinrich Jakob Roth (also called Franz Heinrich ) (born March 31, 1729 in Mergentheim ; † October 19, 1780 in Bonn ) was a German builder of the 18th century.

Life

He was the son of the court architect Franz Joseph Roth from the Electorate of Cologne . He mainly worked on buildings of the German Order, for example at the Teutonic Order Castle Mergentheim . He also learned the basics of architecture from his father. Elector Clemens August of Bavaria promoted him. This made it possible to continue the training in Paris. In 1754 he became a builder and in 1759 he was electoral court chamber councilor .

Even before he was a proper builder, he accompanied the Elector and Grand Master to Mergentheim in 1750. There he built a makeshift wooden comedy and opera house in the courtyard. In 1754 he created the stucco work in the Salle de gardes in Brühl Castle . He also designed the Herzogsfreude Castle in Kottenforst near Bonn. One of the main works is the late baroque Jesuit church in Büren . Around 1775 he worked as a consultant in the expansion of the residential palace in Münster . At around the same time he converted Lüftelberg Castle in Meckenheim into a palace. Then he created the Bonn Castle Church in 1779 .

plant

  • Lüftelberg Castle

  • Herzogsfreude Castle

  • Jesuit Church Büren

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Siegmund Graf Adelmann: The German Knight Order at the time of Clemens August. His activity as Grand Master. In: Elector Clemens August. Sovereign and patron of the 18th century. Cologne 1961 p. 168
  2. ↑ Brief description of Lüftelburg Castle ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nrw-live.de
  3. ↑ Bonner Schlosskirche ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de
personal data
SURNAME Roth, Johann Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Roth, Johann Heinrich Jakob (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German builder
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1729
PLACE OF BIRTH Mergentheim
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1780
Place of death Bonn