Friedrich Seltendorff
Friedrich Seltendorff (* around 1700 in Halle ; † February 4, 1778 in Leipzig ) was an important builder ( master mason of the guild ) of the Leipzig Baroque and Rococo . In 1729 he became a member of the Leipzig Masons' Guild.
Buildings (among others)
- Richtersches Gartenhaus in Gerberstrasse (1743/44), demolished in 1895
- City library in Gewandgässchen, baroque facade of the Gewandhaus (1740/44)
- Residential building at Burgstrasse 14 (1744), not preserved
- Residential building Katharinenstrasse 21 (1750)
- Gohliser Schlösschen (1755/56), attribution (?),
both built for the Leipzig Chamber Council Johann Caspar Richter (1708–1770)
- Barthels Hof (formerly: Zur Goldenen Schlange ) Remodeling 1747–1750 on behalf of the city governor and businessman Johann Gottlieb Barthel
literature
- Wolfgang Hocquél : Leipzig. Builders and Buildings. From the Romanesque to the present. Tourist Verlag, Berlin 1990, p. 248.
- Nikolaus Pevsner : Leipzig Baroque. The architecture of the baroque period in Leipzig. Jess Verlag, Dresden 1928, (reprinted with commentary: EA Seemann Leipzig 1990), ISBN 3-363-00457-5 .
- Wolfgang G. Fischer: Gewandhaus and City Library and the master mason Seltendorff. In: Leipziger Jahrbuch 1938.
- Wolfgang G. Fischer: About the old Gewandhaussaale and its continued life in the small hall of the concert hall. In: Leipziger Jahrbuch 1941.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Seltendorff, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1700 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1778 |
| Place of death | Leipzig , Germany |