Friedrich Adolf Ahlert

Friedrich Adolf Ahlert (* 1788 in Rathenow ; † May 10, 1833 in Cologne ) was a German architect and royal Prussian road construction inspector.

Life

Ahlert received his training in Berlin as a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel . From 1819 he was a district building inspector in Cologne, from 1821 he also worked at Cologne Cathedral . From 1823 until his death, he was in charge of the restoration work on the cathedral as master builder and brought the cathedral builder back to life. He had been in charge of construction since 1824, but he was subordinate to the technical government building officer Frank zu Koblenz. Under Ahlert's direction, the cathedral choir, which was in need of repair, was restored and the buttress was changed according to Schinkel's suggestion, but it was precisely this latter measure that met with criticism. For example, “the reconstruction of those four strut systems which were completed before Ahlert's death, although the pattern was given, was not successful, neither in terms of the proportions nor in the development of the forms.” His work on the cathedral was also harshly criticized from other sources:

“The first master builder of the cathedral, building inspector Ahlert, did not bring any youthful impressions with him from his birthplace in Rathenow in der Mark, which could be conducive to the construction of the cathedral. He was a stubborn building mandarin who had absolutely no profession for his job and who relentlessly spoiled what was available. Without singing and sound, and after thoroughly ruining the wonderful choir, Ahlert disappeared from the scene. "

- August Reichensperger : Kölner Zeitung No. 100, April 11, 1882

literature

• Eduard Firmenich-Richartz : Ahlert, Friedrich (Adolf) . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 142 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• Willy Weyres , Albrecht Mann : Handbook on Rhenish architecture of the 19th century: 1800–1880. Greven Verlag, Cologne 1968, p. 29.
• Ahlert, Friedrich Adolf . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 607.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eduard Firmenich-Richartz: Ahlert, Friedrich (Adolf) . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 142 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
2. ↑ Ahlert. Friedrich Adolf Ahlert . In: Julius Meyer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon . 2nd, completely revised edition. tape 1 : Aa-Andreani . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1872, p. 149 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive - new edition of Nagler's artist lexicon).
3. ↑ Ahlert, Friedrich Adolph . In: Eduard Firmenich-Richartz, Hermann Keussen (ed.): Cologne artists in old and new times . L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1895, Sp. 28–30 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive - Newly edited and expanded news about the life and works of Cologne artists after Johann Jakob Merlo . ).