Peter Marquard

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The tower of St. Catherine's Church

Peter Marquard (* around 1600 in Plauen , † 1689 / 1690 in Hamburg ) was a German architect .

Life

Marquard reached Hamburg in 1654 together with his brother Joachim. Information about life and work before arriving in the Hanseatic city is not known.

From 1654 to 1656 Marquard built a richly decorated, 121.7 meter high tower for the main church of St. Nikolai . The old tower collapsed during a storm on the night of Advent 1, 1644. From 1657 to 1658, Marquard and his brother built a 112 meter high tower for the collegiate church of the main church of St. Katharinen . The previous tower was destroyed by a storm in 1648. In 1770 this tower was erected by Ernst Georg Sonnin .

Marquard took over the construction management for the St. Michaelis Church , for which he built a 132 meter high tower from 1667 to 1669. This tower had a three-hooded top made of copper and wood and shaped the cityscape of Hamburg with the high towers of the four other main churches and the cathedral (demolished in 1806). In 1750 the top of Michaeliskirche was destroyed by a lightning strike.

Marquard's most important work, the construction of the tower of St. Catherine's Church, was rebuilt as a steel structure in the reconstruction after the end of the Second World War .

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personal data
SURNAME Marquard, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German builder
DATE OF BIRTH around 1600
PLACE OF BIRTH Plauen
DATE OF DEATH 1689 or 1690
Place of death Hamburg