Christian Heyden
Christian Heyden | |
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Baptized | 14 August 1803 |
Died | 4 November 1869 | (aged 66)
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | Order of the Red Eagle |
Christian Heyden (baptised 14 August 1803, died 4 November 1869) was a German architect. He is known for Gothic Revival buildings, especially churches, in Westphalia, Germany.
Career[]
Heyden was the son of the Baumeister Johann Christian Heyden the elder. He was baptised on 14 August 1803 in Freckhausen.[1] Heyden was from 1843 member of the board of the Barmer section of the Central Cathedral Building Society. He was a member of the Elberfeld Masonic lodge Hermann zum Lande der Berge and in 1863 was awarded the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle.
Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia. He often collaborated with . He created the in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen , the in Königswinter, the tower of the in Bielefeld, the Protestant church in Radevormwald and the Christuskirche in Werdohl.[citation needed] Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia.[2] He often collaborated with . He created the in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen , the in Königswinter, the tower of the in Bielefeld, the Protestant church in Radevormwald and the Christuskirche in Werdohl.[citation needed] He built in Gütersloh also the town hall which was demolished in 1970.,[2][3] the (demolished in 1968), and the Avenstroths Mühle, a listed monument.[2]
Heyden took part in buildings of Gasanstalten, including Barmen, Gütersloh and Dorsten.
Gallery[]
Martin-Luther-Kirche in Gütersloh, 1861
Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, 1867–1869
Hasslinghausener Kirche in Hasslinghausen, 1853–1854
Christuskirche in Königswinter, 1863–1864
Wichlinghauser Kirche in Wuppertal, 1867
Süsterkirche in Bielefeld (steeple by Heyden), 1861
Christuskirche in Werdohl, 1866–1868
Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Menden, 1861–1864
References[]
- ^ Hermann J. Mahlberg: Der Aufbruch um 1900 und die Moderne in der Architektur des Wuppertales. Abendrot einer Epoche. Wuppertal 2008, ISBN 978-3-928766-87-6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Die Heyden-Arbeit. Der Baumeister Christian Heyden und die Gütersloher Mitte" (in German). Stadtmuseum Gütersloh. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Axel Hinrich Murken and Christa Murken-Altrogge: Die Baugeschichte des alten Gütersloher Rathauses. Gütersloher Beiträge (1971), pp 481–487.
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- 19th-century German architects
- 1803 births
- 1869 deaths
- People from Oberbergischer Kreis