Johann Georg Hellbrunn

The Seckendorff Palace in Altenburg

Johann Georg Hellbrunn (* 1674 ; † 1753 ) was a German architect and council builder .

Life

He first trained as a mason and bridge master. Before 1724 he became the council builder of Altenburg and ducal builder. In these functions he erected numerous representative buildings in Altenburg and brought the building industry to a certain boom there. He combined the baroque style with the lighter, decorative forms of the Regency style . Typical of most Hellbrunn buildings is the central part with its gable and rich ornamentation, as well as the two side buildings flanking it, which vary in width depending on the purpose and financial strength of the client. He built most of the buildings together with the bricklayer JFA Rothe.

The office building in Altenburg, today the district court

Works

• Seckendorff's Palais Altenburg, Brühl 1 (1724)
• Castle renovation and orangery Meuselwitz
• Hotel Stadt Gotha , Altenburg, Johannisstrasse 1
• Bachmann's House , Altenburg, Johannisstrasse 4
• Brauersches Haus , Altenburg, Johannisstrasse 7
• Stadtpalais , Altenburg, Moritzstrasse 6 (1749)
• Official or landscape house , Altenburg, Burgstrasse 11 (1749)

Honors

The historic monument protection prize awarded annually by the city of Altenburg since 1998 was named after him.

literature

• Karl-Heinz Gehlauf: Johann Georg Hellbrunn. In Altenburg's history and house calendar. E. Reinhold Verlag, Altenburg 1993

Web links

Commons : Johann Georg Hellbrunn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Viaregia: Johann Georg Hellbrunn