Villa Berg, Ostfassade mit Nymphenbrunnen, um 1870

Christian Friedrich von Leins (22 November 1814 in Stuttgart – 25 August 1892 in Stuttgart) was a German architect.

Life

He was the son of masonry foreman. Until 1837, Leins attended the Friedrich-Eugens-Gymnasium in Stuttgart, then served an apprenticeship at a local architectural firm. From 1837 to 1840, he lived in Paris, where he found employment with

Henri Labrouste Pierre-François-Henri Labrouste () (11 May 1801 – 24 June 1875) was a French architect from the famous École des Beaux-Arts school of architecture. After a six-year stay in Rome, Labrouste established an architectural training worksh ...

, while he received training from

Eugène Flachat Eugène Flachat (16 April 1802 – 16 June 1873 ) was a French civil engineer. Eugène Flachat and his half-brother Stéphane Mony built the railway line from Paris to Saint Germain( fr) between 1833 and 1835. They also built the Paris-Versai ...

and Jules Petiet. Upon returning home, he passed the state exam for

structural engineering Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and muscles' that create the form and shape of man-made structures. Structural engineers also must understand and cal ...

. He made trips to Bavaria and Austria in 1843, to study the Medieval and Renaissance architecture there. His work on a new building for the Russian Legation impressed the Crown Prince, so Leins was contracted to design the "Villa Berg", a new royal residence. In 1846, he accompanied the Prince's entourage to Palermo, seeking inspiration from the structures there. In 1853, he undertook another study trip to Italy, Spain and North Africa with

Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, in later life von Hackländer (1 November 1816 – 6 July 1877), was a successful German author. Life Hackländer was born in Burtscheid, now part of the city of Aachen, Germany. He was orphaned at the age of 12 ...

and Theodor Horschelt. In 1858, he became a Professor at the Technical University (now part of the University of Stuttgart). From 1870 to 1872 and again from 1878 to 1880, he was the head of the managing committee and served as a member of the first permanent Governing Board from 1881 until his death. Over his career, he was involved in the construction, restoration or expansion of over 100 Protestant churches In 1872, he was awarded the Knight's Cross, First Class of the

Order of the Crown (Württemberg) The Order of the Württemberg Crown (''Orden der Württembergischen Krone'') was an order of chivalry in Württemberg. History First established in 1702 as the St.-Hubertus-Jagdorden (Order of St Hubert), in 1807 it was renamed the "Ritterorden ...

, which conferred a title of nobility.Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Württemberg 1877, Seite 29 His personal papers and original drawings are preserved in the Stuttgart University Library.

Major projects

* 1845–1853: "Villa Berg" (Summer Home of the Crown Prince Karl and his wife, Olga) * 1857–1859: "

Königsbau The Königsbau is one of the formative buildings of Stuttgart's Schlossplatz. It forms the north-west end of the square and is mainly home to shops and cafés. Since April 2006, the Königsbau-Passagen, a 45,000 square meter retail and comm ...

" (Festival hall and bazaar) in Stuttgart, Schlossplatz (together with Johann Michael Knapp) * 1865: Evangelical Petruskirche in

Wurmberg Wurmberg is a municipality in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Wurmberg is located on the so-called Platte, a Karst mountain range in the northern Black Forest (Schwarzwald). Municipality The municipality Wur ...

* 1865–1876:

Johanneskirche The Johanneskirche (Church of St. John) is a catholic church located in Freiburg im Breisgau. It was first opened in 1899 and is currently located in the Wiehre district. Around the church, further historic buildings were built. On the western side ...

in Stuttgart by the Feuersee (severely damaged in World War II and partially restored) * 1875: "Liederhalle" in Stuttgart (destroyed in World War II) * 1876–1877: Church in Saulgau * 1879:

Göppingen Göppingen (Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the bi ...

Synagogue (destroyed in 1938) * 1879–1883: Evangelical Stadtkirche in

Weingarten (Württemberg) Weingarten may refer to: Places * Weingarten, Württemberg, Germany ** Weingarten Abbey * Weingarten (Baden), Germany * Weingarten, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Weingarten, Thuringia, Germany * Weingarten, Switzerland * Weingarten, Missouri ...

* 1884–1886: Martinskirche in Ohmenhausen (

Reutlingen Reutlingen (; Swabian: ''Reitlenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of June 2018, it has a population of 115,818. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which ...

) * 1884–1886: Evangelical Kirche-St.Gallus in Böhringen (

Römerstein Römerstein is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; three formerly independent villages (Böhringen, Donnstetten, Zainingen) and two hamlets (Strohweiler and Aglishardt) were merged in 1975. Townhall is in Böhringen. The community is ...

)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leins, Christian Friedrich von 1814 births 1892 deaths 19th-century German architects Architects from Stuttgart

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