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Christoph Carl Adolf Hehl (11 October 1847 – 18 June 1911) was a German architect and academic teacher who focused on church buildings. He was professor of medieval architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin.
Works by Hehl include:
* 1873–1874: , Hanover- Linden
* 1880: Residence for Adalbert Grüter,
''100 Jahre Kirche Mater Dolorosa. Geschichte der katholischen Gemeinde in Berlin-Lankwitz 1912 bis 2012''
Berlin 2012, pp. 14–40. retrieved 24 April 2013.
Life and career
Born inKassel
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, Hehl was the son of the inspector of the Höhere Gewerbeschule there, Johannes Hehl (1800–1884). His brother was Maximilian Emil Hehl. He attended the Gewerbeschule from 1862 to 1866, focused on building (''Bauwesen''). Among his teachers were Georg Gottlob Ungewitter and Paul Zindel. After military service, he studied in England. When he returned, he worked in the architect's office of Edwin Oppler
Edwin Oppler (18 June 1831, in Oels – 6 September 1880, in Hanover) was a German architect of Jewish ancestry,Arno Herzig: ''Jüdische Geschichte in Deutschland. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart'', C. H. Beck Verlag, 2002, and , pg. 179; a ...
in Hanover, who had been a student of Conrad Wilhelm Hase and Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (; 27 January 181417 September 1879) was a French architect and author who restored many prominent medieval landmarks in France, including those which had been damaged or abandoned during the French Revolution. H ...
. Hase's work influenced him, but reports that Hehl had studied with him at the Polytechnikum have remained unsubstantiated.
In 1872, founded his own architectural firm in Hanover. He was appointed professor of medieval architecture (''mittelalterliche Baukunst'') at the Technische Hochschule in Berlin- Charlottenburg, holding the post until 1910. Hehl, who was Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, became one of the leading builders of churches in Berlin, besides August Menken and . His design are mostly in Romanesque revival style
Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
. He collaborated with the sculptors and , among others, and influenced many of his colleagues. His students include , , and .
Hehl died in Charlottenburg on 18 June 1911 at age 63. Kühn completed projects that were unfinished then, and has been regarded as his successor as church architect.
Works
Works by Hehl include:
* 1873–1874: , Hanover- Linden
* 1880: Residence for Adalbert Grüter, Bünde
Bünde (Low German ''Buine'') is a town in the Herford district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Bünde is situated between Osnabrück (west), Hannover (east) and Bielefeld (south).
Waterways
The town is crossed from west to east ...
* 1883–1884:
* 1883–1884:
* 1889–1892: (in Weserrenaissance
Weser Renaissance is a form of Northern Renaissance architectural style that is found in the area around the River Weser in central Germany and which has been well preserved in the towns and cities of the region.
Background
Between the star ...
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* 1892–1893: St. Bernward, Hanover-Döhren
* 1894–1895: , Hanover
* 1899–1900: Rosenkranz-Basilika, Berlin-Steglitz
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Steglitz was also a borough from 1920 to 2000. It contained the ...
* 1912 (completed): Mater Dolorosa
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, Berlin-Lankwitz
Lankwitz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the borough (''Bezirk'') of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Berlin. Until 2001 it was part of the former borough of Steglitz.
History
The locality was first mentioned in 1239 with the name of ''Lankowi ...
(completed by Kühn)Annelen Hölzner-Bautsch''100 Jahre Kirche Mater Dolorosa. Geschichte der katholischen Gemeinde in Berlin-Lankwitz 1912 bis 2012''
Berlin 2012, pp. 14–40. retrieved 24 April 2013.
Further reading
* * : ''Die Sakralbauten von Christoph Hehl.'' In: ''Niederdeutsche Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte'', vol. 8. 1969, pp. 211–264; (). * Behrens, Helmut: ''Die Profanbauten von Christoph Hehl. Eine Studie zur Architektur der hannoverschen Schule.'' Kiel 1978. * : ''Kirchen für die Diaspora. Christoph Hehls Berliner Bauten und Hochschultätigkeit 1894–1911''. (dissertation) Berlin 1993. * Giersbeck, Andrea: ''Christoph Hehl (1847–1911). Ein Kirchenbaumeister zwischen Dogmatismus und Emanzipation''. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 2012, . (= ''Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte und Kunst im Bistum Hildesheim'', vol. 5; also dissertation, Kunsthistorisches Seminar der Universität Basel, 2009).References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hehl, Christoph Architects from Hanover Architects from Berlin Academic staff of the Technical University of Berlin Historicist architects 1847 births 1911 deaths