Ludwig Richard Seel

Ludwig Richard Seel (born September 29, 1854 in Elberfeld (today a district of Wuppertal ); † September 4, 1922 in Berlin ) was a German architect who worked in the Japanese and Chinese empires . In Japan he is one of the architects of the Meiji period .

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After studying architecture, Ludwig Richard Seel joined the architects Ende und Böckmann in Berlin in 1875 , which had been founded in 1859. Wilhelm Böckmann (1832–1902) also came from Elberfeld, so it stands to reason that they met there. From 1886 on he directed the construction of the parliament building and the justice ministry in Tokyo . He later worked independently and built schools and churches for the American Mission, including in Tokyo and Sendai . For the Russo-Chinese Bank , he set up branches in Yokohama , Kobe , Hakodate , Shanghai , Port Arthur , Beijing and Tientsin . In 1903 he handed over his architecture office in Japan to Georg de Lalande and returned to Germany. From 1903 to 1910 he was associated with Heinrich Seeling in Berlin . In 1911 he designed the Königsberg town hall .

There is no evidence of family relationships with the Elberfeld painter, graphic artist and caricaturist from Vormärz, Johann Richard Seel (1819–1875).

Works (selection)

1886–1891: Parliament building and Ministry of Justice in Tokyo (Japan)
1890 -0000: Clarke Memorial Hall at Dōshisha University , Kyōto ( declared an Important Cultural Property in 1979 )
1895 -0000: Chiba Church (Chibakyokai), Chiba Prefecture , Chiba (declared a Tangible Cultural Asset of Chiba Prefecture)
1911–1912: Königsberger Stadthalle

Old Parliament Building in Tokyo (before 1926)
Old Ministry of Justice in Tokyo (2007)
Königsberg City Hall (2009)
Former branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank in Tientsin (2010)
Clarke Memorial Hall at Dōshisha University (2008)
Chiba Church (2010)

Web links

Commons : Ludwig Richard Seel - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Richard SEEL on japan-photo.de

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gudrun Haberberger in Wuppertaler Künstlerverzeichnis , Wuppertal, Von-der-Heydt-Museum, 2000, ISBN 3-89202-042-6 , p. 368.
^ Ruth Meyer-Kahrweg : Architects, civil engineers, builders, property developers and their buildings in Wuppertal. Pies, Wuppertal 2003, ISBN 3-928441-52-3 , p. 102.
↑ 今出川キャンパス . Dōshisha University, accessed February 8, 2015 (Japanese).
↑ 県指定有形文化財（建造物 . Chiba Prefectural Government, accessed February 8, 2015 (Japanese).

personal data
SURNAME	Seel, Ludwig Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Seel, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German architect
DATE OF BIRTH	September 29, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH	September 4, 1922
Place of death	Berlin

[WKV-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gudrun Haberberger in Wuppertaler Künstlerverzeichnis , Wuppertal, Von-der-Heydt-Museum, 2000, ISBN 3-89202-042-6 , p. 368.

[rmk-2] Ruth Meyer-Kahrweg : Architects, civil engineers, builders, property developers and their buildings in Wuppertal. Pies, Wuppertal 2003, ISBN 3-928441-52-3 , p. 102.

[3] 今出川キャンパス . Dōshisha University, accessed February 8, 2015 (Japanese).

[4] 県指定有形文化財（建造物 . Chiba Prefectural Government, accessed February 8, 2015 (Japanese).