Johann Christian Löwen

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Johann Christian Löwen , called Lewon (* around 1690; † April 19, 1760 in Eutin ) was a German gardener and builder.

Eutin Castle, the city facade and the outer courtyard. Engraving by Johann Christian Lewon, state around 1743

From 1716 he was court gardener at the Eutiner court of Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , Prince-Bishop of Lübeck , where he laid out the palace gardens based on the French model. In 1718 he became a gardening inspector and from 1727 he was senior building inspector for Eutin Castle and from 1735 senior rural building director for all buildings in the prince-bishopric. In this capacity he was also responsible for completing the New Prince-Bishop's Sepulcher Chapel in Lübeck Cathedral . He was probably also involved in the planning and construction of the Caspar von Saldern House in Neumünster between 1745 and 1746 .

literature

  • Gisela Thietje: Johann Christian Lewon , in: Historical Gardens in Schleswig-Holstein , ed. v. A. v. Buttlar u. M. Meyer, 2nd edition Heide 1998, p. 664 f.

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SURNAME Lion, Johann Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gardener and builder
DATE OF BIRTH around 1690
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 1760
Place of death Eutin