Jan Jakub Gay
Jan Jakub Gay (born November 29, 1801 in Kamionka , † October 2, 1849 in Warsaw ) was a Polish architect and as such a representative of historicism . He is one of the most important Warsaw architects of the first half of the 19th century.
Life
As a teenager, Gay belonged to the Cadet Corps in Kalisz on. From 1822 to 1825 he served in the army of the Polish Kingdom . In 1830 he went to study in England on the recommendation of the Polish Ministry of Finance. He continued his studies in Holland, France and Germany.
He was the first Warsaw architect to use cast iron construction and design elements as well as galvanized sheet metal roofs. He and Francesco Maria Lanci were the most influential architects of the region in their time when it came to using iron structural elements. The most important building of this type was the Gościnny Dwór bazaar hall , which no longer exists .
In addition, Gay (like Lanci) was one of the most important representatives of eclecticism in Warsaw, alongside architects such as Henryk Marconi , Alfons Kropiwnicki and Andrzej Gołoński . He often resorted to elements of the Renaissance and Baroque styles .
Gay was a member of the Royal Institute of Architects in London and the St. Petersburg Academy of Art . He was married to Anna Heurich and had five children, including Stanislaw Gay, who died on February 19, 1863 in the battle of Krzywosądz ( Kujawia ). One of the architect's grandsons was Henryk Julian Gay, also an architect. Gay was a Protestant and was buried in the Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery in Warsaw. His grave is still there today.
Buildings (selection)
- Building of the former stock exchange and national bank in Warsaw , together with Antonio Corazzi , 1828–1830
- Granaries of the fortress Modlin on the Narew in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki , 1832
- Stara Papiernia , Konstancin-Jeziorna , 1836-1838
- Gay Palace, a dedicated building in downtown Warsaw destroyed in World War II, 1838
- Reconstruction of the Kazanowski Palace , Warsaw, 1840–1841
- House of the Warsaw Welfare Society , 1840–1841
- Gościnny Dwór, Warsaw, 1841
- Railway station of the Warsaw-Vienna railway line in Żyrardów , 1845
- Judas Thaddäus chapel in Ruda Maleniecka , 1848
- Cohn House on the corner of Przechodnia and Ptasia Street in Warsaw
- Nowakowski House on Królewska Street in Warsaw
References and comments
- ↑ According to other sources, he was born on November 29, 1800 or December 1, 1803 in Warsaw; z. B. acc. Warszawa1939.pl (see web links)
- ↑ a b according to Juliusz A. Chrościcki and Andrzej Rottermund: Architectural Atlas of Warsaw , 1st edition, Arkady, Warsaw 1978, p. 41f.
- ↑ according to International Council of Monuments and Sites. German National Committee (Ed.), Iron Architecture: The Role of Iron in Historical Architecture of the Second Half of the 19th Century , Volume 2, Vincentz, 1982, p. 101
- ↑ according to Jerzy Z. Łoziński and Adam Miłobędzki, Guide to architecture in Poland , Polonia Publishing House, 1967, p. 34 (in English)
- ↑ according to Ryszard Przybylski, Podróż Juliusza Słowackiego na Wschód , Biblioteka Romantyczna, Wyd. Literackie, 1982, p. 486 (in Polish)
- ^ Henryk Julian Gay (1875-1936) was a Polish architect and engineer
Web links
- Vita and building list at Warszawa1939.pl (in Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gay, Jan Jakub |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gay, Jakub |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamionka |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1849 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |