Pierre Funck

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Pierre Funck
The Conrotseck in Luxembourg City. The plans for the “new” facade from 1897 were by Pierre Funck.
The Servais House in Luxembourg City.

Pierre Funck , also Peter Funck (born April 30, 1846 in Luxemburg (city) ; died May 8, 1932 there ) was a Luxemburgish architect.

Life

He studied architecture at the École des beaux-arts in Paris , where he also received his diploma.

He designed the Konvikt , the buildings of the Mercier champagne cellar in Luxembourg, the Letelliers Castle in Osterholz and, together with Paul Funck , designed and carried out the work on the old headquarters of the Banque internationale à Luxembourg . Together with his son Paul Funck, he has the Cercle Municipal in Luxembourg City, together with the Munich architect Max Ostenrieder , the Berg Castle , and together with his father-in-law, the architect Jean-François Eydt , the bathing establishment in the Bädergasse in the city of Luxembourg built from 1873 to 1875.

On September 10, 1880 , he was a co-founder of the Société Anonyme du «Casino de Luxembourg» .

Together with Pierre Kemp , he built Casino Luxembourg on Liebfrauenstrasse between 1880 and 1882.

Together with Pierre Kemp, he directed the work on the construction of the Pescatore Foundation . In Lorraine he built a number of buildings for various ironworks and for their directors, and in Saarbrücken and Metz the buildings for the branches of the Banque Internationale à Luxembourg. A number of houses in Luxembourg were also planned by him, such as B. the Servais-Haus on the city's Boulevard Royal or the Conrotseck on Krautmarkt .

On March 12, 1896, he and his brother Michel co-founded the Société anonyme des hauts-fourneaux de Differdange .

On June 26, 1896 he was a co-founder of the Société Anonyme «des ardoisières d'Asselborn» .

In 1899 he built the primary school in Beyren.

In 1903 he built the church and the rectory in Hüncheringen .

family

Pierre Funck rests in the family grave at the Liebfrauenfriedhof in Limpertsberg , in the family grave with his father-in-law, Jean-François Eydt, and his son, Paul Funck.

His niece, Adolphine Funck, was married to Ernest Vander Linden and his nephews were Karl and Paul Bonatz , also famous architects.

His uncle was Nicolas Funck (director of the Cologne Zoo from 1870–1886).

Awards

literature

  • Gilbert, P., 1986. La capitale et ses architectes: illustration critique de l'architecture dans la métamorphose d'une ville en un siècle. Institut grand-ducal, section des arts et des lettres, 222 S. Imprimerie Saint-Paul. BNL LB 1061, p. 159
  • Philippart, R., 2007. Pierre Funck (1846-1932). In (p. 116): Luxembourg. Historicisme et identité visuelle d'une capitale. 207 p. Éditions saint-paul. ISBN 978-2-87963-694-8 .

Web links

Commons : Pierre Funck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the date in the stone at the top of the building.
  2. ↑ The name of the architect is carved into the stone, on the right under the corner tower, above the Pietà.
  3. ↑ birth certificate 178/1846 from the city of Luxembourg by Pierre (Peter) Funck
  4. ^ Pierre Gilbert, La capitale et ses architectes: illustration critique de l'architecture dans la métamorphose d'une ville en un siècle.
  5. ^ Registry office of the City of Luxembourg, birth certificate 178/1846, page 187
  6. ↑ Pierre Funck's obituary in the Luxemburger Wort of May 11, 1932
  7. ↑ Les architectes de la ville 1817–1987: Jemp Kunnert ons stad 24/1987 , 1987.
  8. ^ Mémorial AN ° 66 of September 23, 1880
  9. ^ Mémorial AN ° 29 of May 19, 1896
  10. ^ Mémorial AN ° 44 of July 16, 1896
  11. ↑ renovation-de-batiments-desaffectes-pour-le-locatif-social-ancienne-ecole-de-beyren-flaxweiler
  12. ↑ Grand Duchy in the Obermosel Zeitung of June 27, 1902, page 2
  13. ↑ Grand Duchy in the Obermosel Zeitung of February 28, 1902, page 2
  14. ↑ Local news in the Luxemburger Wort of October 7, 1903, page 3
  15. ^ Mémorial AN ° 50 of July 23, 1904 with a list of people who have been awarded the Order of the Oak Crown
  16. ↑ Local in the Luxemburger Wort of September 20, 1911, page 3
personal data
SURNAME Funck, Pierre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Funck, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourgish architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg City
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1932
Place of death Luxembourg City