Gottfried von Gedeler

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Gottfried von Gedeler (* before 1660 , † after 1718 ) was a German architect , builder and engineer of the Baroque era .

In 1693 Gedeler was a technical advisor for the construction of the Johanniskirche in Dessau . Between 1694 and 1703 he worked as an electoral Brandenburg engineer and city architect in Halle , although some assignments must remain limited to circumstantial evidence due to a lack of sources. It is believed that he was involved in the baroque south wing of the Old Town Hall . There is evidence of Gedeler's participation in the main building of the Francke Foundations .

After the death of the architect Antonio della Porta he was called to Bayreuth by Margrave Christian Ernst and commissioned on November 12, 1702 to inspect the stately buildings of the Margraviate Brandenburg-Bayreuth . From 1703, as chief engineer and master builder, he completed the margravial palace in Erlangen that della Porta had begun . He then built the orangery there based on his own designs and presumably also the Konkordienkirche . In addition, he developed plans for the Erlangen palace gardens and two floor plans for the reconstruction of the Erlangen old town, which burned down in 1706. In 1708 he was commissioned to present the margrave with a crack for the Nuremberg Gate. The last evidence of Gedeler's activity in Erlangen is a report from 1709 on the condition of the city wall.

In addition, Gedeler is credited with building the church of St. Georgen in Bayreuth, which was carried out between 1705 and 1711 . There is evidence of Gedeler's work in Magdeburg in 1718 , probably as an assistant to the local master builder.

Picture gallery

  • Main building of the Francke Foundations in Halle, illustration from 1749

  • Unrealized design of the facade of the Erlangen Palace, 1703, ascribed to Gottfried von Gedeler

  • Orangery in Erlangen, drawing around 1830

  • Ordenskirche St. Georgen in Bayreuth, 2008

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernd Nürmberger: Gedeler, Gottfried von .
  • Other sources
  1. ↑ Holger wedding slip: Struggle for clarification? New perspectives on Halle in the 18th century. Conference report. May 11, 2012
  2. ↑ Holger Zaunstöck (Ed.): Built Utopias. Francke's school town in the history of European urban design. Catalog for the annual exhibition of the Francke Foundations. In: Catalogs of the Francke Foundations, Volume 25, Halle (Saale) 2010, pp. 108–117
personal data
SURNAME Gedeler, Gottfried von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German builder, architect and engineer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1660
DATE OF DEATH after 1718