Gustav Frölich (architect)
Gustav Robert Frölich (born March 25, 1858 in Cilli , Austria-Hungary, † March 18, 1933 in Dresden ) was an Austro-German architect and chief building officer active in Saxony . Together with Gustav Dunger (1845–1920), he made a special contribution to the profound neo-renaissance reconstruction of the Dresden residential palace .
Life
Born in Cilli, Styria , Frölich first attended the building trade school in Dresden. From 1878 to 1881 he studied at the Dresden Art Academy , among others with the architect Hermann Nicolai .
After completing his studies, he was employed in the court building department as a court building inspector, where he initially carried out smaller designs under the court architect Gustav Dunger, who was 13 years his senior. The two of them worked together almost on an equal footing in the renovation of the Dresden Royal Palace from 1889. This year marks the 800th anniversary of the tenancy of the House of Wettin with the Mark Meissen , which prompted the state of Saxony to release funds for the palace renovation .
The partly quite simple facades were upgraded with mid-houses , balconies and corner towers. The Georgentor also received all of these structural elements, in which the equestrian statue of Duke George the Bearded by the sculptor Christian Behrens was attached. The castle received a new south wing and a copper-clad connecting bridge to the court church. The latter went back in particular to Frölich, who in the meantime far surpassed Dunger in artistic terms.
Furthermore, Frölich worked mainly for the Saxon royal family and Saxon castles. In 1898 he was appointed court architect, in 1901 court building officer and in 1910 court chief building officer. In 1919 he retired.
Buildings and designs (selection)
- 1889–1901 conversion of the Dresden residential palace
- 1896/1897 Conversion of the Brühl library to the Dresden secondary school
- 1897 Extension of the royal villa in Dresden-Strehlen (destroyed in 1945)
- 1897 Royal train station in Dresden-Strehlen
- 1897 bridge between the palace and the Dresden court church
- 1902 Yellow tea room in the water palace of Pillnitz Castle
- 1902, 1904 and 1907 designs for the coffins for King Albert , King Georg and Queen Carola in the crypt of the Hofkirche Dresden
- 1905–1909 Reconstruction of the burned down Lichtenwalde Castle near Chemnitz
- 1909 Interior design of Zschorna Castle
- 1909–1913 Expansion and expansion of Waldenburg Castle
Trivia
Gustav Frölich's remarkable sentence can be found in aphorism websites: "The family is the original educational foundation".
literature
- Matthias Donath : Frölich, Gustav Robert . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
Web links
- Gustav Frölich. In: Stadtwiki Dresden. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Quote from Gustav Frölich. In: Aphorisms Archive. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Quote on the topic: Family. In: Aphorismen.de. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Happy, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frölich, Gustav Robert (full name); Fröhlich, Gustav (frequent misspelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-German architect and court supervisor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cilli |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1933 |
| Place of death | Dresden |