Philipp Honorius of Ravensteyn

Philipp Joseph Honorius von Ravensteyn (* 1655 in Holland ; † September 19, 1729 in Pfaffendorf, today in Koblenz ) was a Dutch architect and court architect in the service of the Trier electors .

Life and work

Philipp Honorius von Ravensteyn came from the United Netherlands and in 1695 became an engineer officer at the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress . The Elector of Trier, Johann VIII. Hugo von Orsbeck , brought Ravensteyn to the court in Ehrenbreitstein in 1699 and made him court architect in 1704 as the successor to Johann Christoph Sebastiani . He was commissioned to redesign the Hofstrasse in Ehrenbreitstein in order to turn it into a representative driveway to the electoral residence, Philippsburg Palace . He was later appointed director of fortification. Probably his most important project was the reconstruction of the castle in Mayen. In 1722 he retired. His successor as court architect was Johann Georg Judas . Until the end of his life in 1729, von Ravensteyn did not take on any major building projects.

Works

Coenen's house, built according to plans by PH von Ravensteyn

• 1701–1711: Reconstruction and castle-like expansion of the Genovevaburg in Mayen
• 1704–1707: Construction of the Holy Cross Church in Ehrenbreitstein
• 1705–1707: Construction of the parish church of St. Sebastian in Ehrenthal
• 1707 / 08–1724: Construction of the parish church of St. Markus in Wittlich
• around 1708: Construction of the church of the Barbarakloster in Koblenz
• around 1710: Construction of the south portal of the Florinskirche in Koblenz
• 1713–1714: Coenen's house built in Ehrenbreitstein
• 1717–1722: Construction of the St. Marien parish church in Bad Breisig
• 1724–1725: Construction of the parish church of St. Peter in Neuendorf
• Extension of the treasury to the Trier Cathedral

Honors

In Koblenz-Pfaffendorf , Ravensteynstrasse has been named after him since July 13, 1938.

literature

• Jens Friedhoff : Baroque construction activity in the Archbishopric of Trier at the turn of the 17th to the 18th century with special consideration of the Church of the Holy Cross in Ehrenbreitstein (1704–1708). In: Elsbeth Andre, Jost Hausmann, Ludwig Linsmayer (ed.): Yearbook for West German regional history. Koblenz 2011, pp. 189-222.
• Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenz heads. People from the city's history - namesake for streets and squares. 2., revised. u. exp. Edition. Publishing house for advertising papers, Mülheim-Kärlich 2005, p. 433f.

Web links

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