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
[edit]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 Gerhard August Fischer . He created the Martin-Luther-Kirche in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the Wichlinghauser Kirche near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen , the Christuskirche in Königswinter, the tower of the Süsterkirche 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 Gerhard August Fischer . He created the Martin-Luther-Kirche in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the Wichlinghauser Kirche near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen , the Christuskirche in Königswinter, the tower of the Süsterkirche 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 Protestant hospital (demolished in 1968), and the Avenstroths Mühle, a listed monument.[2]
Heyden took part in buildings of Gasanstalten, including Barmen, Gütersloh and Dorsten.
Gallery
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Martin-Luther-Kirche in Gütersloh, 1861
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Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, 1867–1869
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Hasslinghausener Kirche in Hasslinghausen, 1853–1854
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Christuskirche in Königswinter, 1863–1864
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Wichlinghauser Kirche in Wuppertal, 1867
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Süsterkirche in Bielefeld (steeple by Heyden), 1861
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Christuskirche in Werdohl, 1866–1868
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Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Menden, 1861–1864
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Literature by and about Christian Heyden in the German National Library catalogue
- Heyden-Arbeit hat sich gelohnt - Christian-Heyden-Preis für Baukultur 2017 vergeben auf der Gütersloh