Ulrich Ensingen
Illustration — Ulm Münster Statue Ulrich von Ensingen Ulrich Ensingen (or Ensinger; died 10 February 1419) was a medieval German architect. He conceived the plans for the main spire of the Ulm Minster (the tallest church tower in existence); designing the Sondergotik tower, and the west porch, though the upper stages were built by Böblinger. He was also the architect of the elegant octagonal stage of the tower at Strasbourg Cathedral, France, with its cage of intricate tracery.
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Ulrich Ensingen
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- 1350
- Died
- 1419 · Strasbourg.
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- Germany · Holy Roman Empire
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- architect · sculptor · master builder
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- German
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Later in his life, he worked at the Frauenkirche, Esslingen (from 1398), and the convent at Pforzheim (from 1409). He, or his son, also Ulrich, appears to have acted as a consultant at Milan Cathedral in 1394.
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Ulrich Ensingen was born in 1350 at Swabia.
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Ulrich Ensingen died in 1419 at Strasbourg.
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- 1.Oxford Univ. Press. A dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture. 2006. 978-0-19-172648-4.
- 2.“Ulrich von Ensingen - Oxford Reference.” Oxford Reference, Oxford University, www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095752885. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Ulrich von Ensingen. His recorded language was German. 2 children are recorded: Matthäus Ensinger and Caspar Ensinger. Recorded as architect, sculptor and master builder.
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