Government building on the Thomas Bastion

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Government building on the Thomas Bastion by JH Ferrier

The government building on Thomasbastion in Düsseldorf was a historic building that was erected in 1713/1714. In 1762 it was largely destroyed.

history

The government building on the Thomas bastion of the citadel was built for the governor Count Johann Ernst von Nassau-Weilburg . In the Seven Years' War the French crossed the Rhine in 1759 and set up their headquarters in Düsseldorf under Marshal Contrades . Presumably the building was used by the French. In 1762, after the defeat of the French army and the subsequent retreat from the Lower Rhine, the government building was set on fire by the French and then partially demolished. A remainder was used as a commissioning bakery from 1772.

Art historical significance

The building erected by JH Ferrier was one of Düsseldorf's monumental buildings of classicism in the Louis-seize style . In addition to Jägerhof Palace, Benrath Palace and the Governor's Palace , it was one of the few state buildings. Its facade was the model for “Juppens Haus” and the houses at Bilker Straße 5 and Hohe Straße 6. The gable of the government building showed rich trophy decorations with a rococo cartridge crowned by an electoral hat and combined three central axes. The window frames show the usual arches with keystones.

It became a model for the Düsseldorf secular building:

"The fourth building, which was exemplary for the patrician houses, the apartments of higher civil servants or aristocratic shelters, was the former government building on the Thomas bastion by JH Ferier."

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Leopold Strauven; In: History of the Palace in Düsseldorf ; 1872, p. [39] 35.
  2. ^ Hugo Weidenhaupt (ed.): Düsseldorf. History from the origins to the 20th century. Volume 2. Schwann / Patmos, Düsseldorf, 1988, p. 67
  3. ^ Paul Sültenfuß: The Düsseldorf house until the middle of the 19th century. (Diss. TH Aachen), 1922, pp. 87f.
  4. ^ Paul Sültenfuß: The Düsseldorf house until the middle of the 19th century. (Diss. TH Aachen), 1922, p. 78

Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 21.6 ″  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 6.8 ″  E