Richard Gorizia

Richard Görz (born March 6, 1811 in Bleidenstadt ; † November 26, 1880 in Wiesbaden ) was a German architect and Nassau and Prussian construction clerk , who mainly worked in the Wiesbaden area.

East wing of the Nassauische Sparkasse, built between 1860 and 1863

Life

Richard Görz, son of a ducal Nassau bailiff, settled in Wiesbaden soon after completing the Nassau state examination (1830) and initially worked from 1835 to 1840 as an accessist for the Wiesbaden building district, which he headed as a master builder from 1840 . From 1837 to 1841 (from 1840 as court architect ) he was the construction manager at Wiesbaden Castle. From 1860 to 1863 he built the Nassauische Landesbank and the justice building in Wiesbaden. In numerous functions and commissions he was promoted to senior building officer in 1864 and was accepted into the Prussian civil service in 1866. In 1868 he received the title of Privy Councilor . The following year he retired, which he dedicated to studying the monuments of the Lahn area.

Fonts

• The Peterskirche in Mainz constructively explained. Mainz 1847.
• The gray house at Winkel in the Rheingau. Wiesbaden 1852.
• The Holy Grave Chapel in Weilburg ad Lahn. Wiesbaden 1852.
• Chemical and practical investigation of the most important limestone of the Duchy of Nassau. Wiesbaden 1854.
• The abbey church at Marienstatt near Hachenburg. Wiesbaden 1867.
• The abbey church in Arnstein an der Lahn. Brief building history and architectural description. Wiesbaden 1881.

literature

• Albert Herrmann: Graves of famous people who have become known in public life in the Wiesbaden cemeteries. Wiesbaden 1928.
• Otto Renkhoff : Nassau biography. Short biographies from 13 centuries. 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition, Wiesbaden 1992.

Web links

• The Abbey Church of Marienstatt near Hachenburg (1867) Digital edition in dilibri Rhineland-Palatinate