Heinrich Hübsch
Heinrich Hübsch (9 February 1795 – 3 April 1863) was a German architect. After studies in Heidelberg (1813–15) and at Friedrich Weinbrenner's school of architecture in Karlsruhe (1815–17) he traveled extensively in Greece and Italy (1817–24). In 1831 he was appointed Oberbaurat (inspector of buildings) at Karlsruhe.
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Heinrich Hübsch
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- Born
- 1795.
- Died
- 1863.
- Nationality
- Germany and Grand Duchy of Baden.
- Occupation
- architect and university teacher.
- Movements
- Neoclassicism.
- Known for
- Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
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Heinrich Hübsch (9 February 1795 – 3 April 1863) was a German architect. After studies in Heidelberg (1813–15) and at Friedrich Weinbrenner's school of architecture in Karlsruhe (1815–17) he traveled extensively in Greece and Italy (1817–24). In 1831 he was appointed Oberbaurat (inspector of buildings) at Karlsruhe.
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He designed many churches and other public buildings, mainly in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and is also known for his writings. In his book In welchem Style sollen wir bauen? (In which style should we build?, 1828) he distanced himself from Weinbrenner's neoclassical style. Die altchristlichen Kirchen (Karlsruhe, 1862) is a work on basilican architecture, published also in French as Monuments de l'architecture chrétienne. Hübsch is credited with creating the Rundbogenstil architectural style.
Polytechnical School, main building, Karlsruhe, 1833–1835 Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 1836–1846 Kassel Synagogue, 1839 (destroyed by the Nazis in November 1938 during the Kristallnacht) Trinkhalle, Baden-Baden, 1839–1842 Bruchsal penitentiary, 1841–1848 Karlsruhe Botanical Garden, plant houses, 1853–1857 Speyer Cathedral westwork, 1854–1858 Kath. Kirche St. Cyriakus, Beiertheim-Bulach 1835-1837
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Heinrich Hübsch · Die altchristlichen Kirchen nach den Baudenkmalen und älteren Beschreibungen und der Einfluss des altchristlichen Baustyls auf den Kirchenbau aller späteren Perioden: Atlas enthaltend 63 Platten nebst
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1795
Heinrich Hübsch was born on 9 February 1795.
1863
Heinrich Hübsch died on 3 April 1863.
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- 1.Barry Bergdoll, European Architecture, 1750-1890 (Oxford, 2000), pp. 184–189
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