Christoph Haberland ( lv, Kristofs Hāberlands) was a

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, chief architect of

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

and is considered one of the most illustrious masters of

classical architecture Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes even more specifically, from the works of the Roman architect V ...

in Latvian history.

Biography

Christoph Haberland was born in Riga to a mason on 1 January 1750. Both his parents originated from

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

. In early age he started to learn from his father — mason Johann Andreas Haberland, who came from Saxony and in 1749 became a citizen of the city of Riga.Jānis Zilgalvi
The revival of the Liepupe Manor - synthesis of the values of the architectural and cultural - historical environment over time.
Scientific Journal of Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 5, Number 5 Later Christoph Haberland traveled to

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and as a

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studied in

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and

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. In 1777 Haberland returned to Riga, passed his exam of master craftsmen and was admitted in the

mason Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cut ...

guild. In 1778 he becomes the assistant of the Riga chief architect J.P. Leicht. When Leicht died in 1789 Haberland was appointed as his successor. He was chief architect of Riga until 1797. Haberland was first to attempt the transformation of the medieval image of Riga according to the ideas of

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. His adapting many innovative ideas and a fresh look at architecture made Haberland one of the pioneers of classicism architecture in Riga. He designed about 20 dwelling houses in Riga, and some churches and manor houses around Riga and in

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. One of those churches, Katlakalna Lutheran Church, near Riga is considered his best work and is built as the

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in miniature. Christoph Haberland died on 7 March 1803 in Riga. He was interred in the Riga Great cemetery.

Gallery

Mazā Pils Street in Riga 1-4.JPG, Building on the corner of Mazā Pils Street, Riga. Miesnieku Street in Riga, 1.JPG, Building on the corner of Miesnieku Street, Riga. Voru Katariina kirik.JPG, The Katherine Lutheran Church in Võru, Estonia. Katlakalna baznīca pie Rīgas 2000-03-05.jpg, Katlakalna Lutheran Church near Riga.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haberland, Christoph Baltic-German people Architects from Riga 18th-century architects 1750 births 1803 deaths 18th-century Latvian people

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