Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer
Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer (* 1683 in Tissau , Bohemia ; † April 24, 1732 in Ettlingen ) became known as the court architect of Franziska Sibylla Augusta the Margravine of Baden, based in Rastatt .
After the death of Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm , the Italian court architect Domenico Egidio Rossi had become too expensive for Margravine Franziska Sibylla Augusta , so he was dismissed and replaced in 1707 by the experienced German-Bohemian master builder Rohrer. Rohrer was not very impressed by the Italian baroque style of his predecessor and remained true to his Bohemian style.
His most important works include:
- 1707 Reconstruction and repair work on Rastatt Castle
- 1710 Favorite Castle in Förch
- 1713 Valentine's Church in Karlsruhe
- 1714 rebuilding in Rastatt
- 1715 Einsiedeln chapel in Rastatt
- 1717 Office building in Offenburg
- 1717 Hunting lodge on the Fremersberg
- 1718 Hermitage in the park of Favorite Palace
- 1719 Heiligkreuzkirche (castle church) in Rastatt
- 1721 Loreto Chapel
- 1721 Expansion of the Scheibenhardt hunting lodge in Bulach
- 1722 Pagodenburg (garden palace) in Rastatt
- 1723 works in Bruchsal Castle
- 1724 Hermitage in Waghäusel
- 1724 Palace complex in Kislau
- 1724 Various buildings in Scheibenhardt
- 1728 Expansion of Ettlingen Castle
- 1731 Castle chapel in Ettlingen Castle
- 1730 Reconstruction of the nave of the Martinskirche in Ettlingen
children
Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer and his wife Maria Franziska had sons Johann Michael in 1711 and Franz Anton in 1713. The Rastatt building trade in Rohrer goes back to these two sons.
successor
The younger brother of Johann Michael Ludwig Rohrer Johann Peter Ernst Rohrer followed in his brother's footsteps and built the following buildings in Rastatt and the surrounding area:
- 1738 college building
- 1748 Reconstruction of the old chapel in Bietigheim
- 1750 Rastatt town hall
- 1756 St. Alexander town church in Rastatt
Some of these buildings are still based on the plans of his older brother.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rohrer, Johann Michael Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German builder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1683 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tissau near Karlsbad |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1732 |
| Place of death | Ettlingen |