Jean de Bodt (1670 – 3 January 1745) was a

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of the 18th century.

Biography

Bodt was born in Paris to French

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parents, but his father came from Mecklenburg. He studied architecture, but was forced to flee from France after the

Edict of Fontainebleau The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by French King Louis XIV and is also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted Huguenots the right to practice their religion without s ...

to the

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. In 1688 he came in the entourage of

William III of England William III (William Henry; ; 4 November 16508 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Lordship of Utrecht, Utrec ...

to London. He was promoted to a

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of the British Artillery and Engineer Corps. In 1699 he moved to Berlin to accomplish the construction of the

Zeughaus The Zeughaus (English: Arsenal) is a listed building and the oldest structure on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic centre of Berlin. Erected from 1695 to 1706 according to plans by Johann Arnold Nering, Martin Grünberg, Andreas Schlü ...

(arsenal), which was now largely influenced by the French and British style of the late 17th century. Bodt also worked at the Palaces of

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and Schlodien, and completed the construction plans of the tower of the Berlin

Parochialkirche The Parochialkirche (literally the Reformed parochial church) is a Reformed church in the Klosterviertel neighbourhood of the Mitte borough in Berlin. The church, now a listed building, was built between 1695 and 1703. It is the oldest church ...

in 1715. Then he was send to the

Wesel citadel The Wesel citadel is the largest intact fortification system of the Rhineland and was built 1688–1722 in Wesel according to plans by Johan de Corbin, in the form of a pentagonal star, with each point of the star being a bastion. The citadel was ...

to improve the fortification of the city. In 1719 he became governor of the city Wesel.Die Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften: Ihre Mitglieder und Preisträger ... By Werner Hartkopf, p. 34
/ref> In he 1728 switched into Saxonian service, where he became general intendant of civil and military buildings as successor of Count Wackerbarth and he received the title of ''General of the Infantry'' in 1741, but worked exclusively as an architect. Together with Pöppelmann and Longuelune he converted a small country house into the Japanese Palace at Dresden. He founded the Dresden Engineer Academy in 1742. Bodt died in Dresden.

Buildings by Jean de Bodt

File:Zeughaus und Neue Wache.jpg, Berlin Zeughaus and

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File:Deutsches historisches Museum Zeughaus Dec 2004 2.jpg,

, Berlin File:Schloss Schlodien Sammlung Duncker.jpg, Schlodien Palace (East Prussia) File:Schloss Friedrichstein.jpg, Friedrichstein Palace (East Prussia) According to his drafts, it was built under the supervision of

John von Collas John von Collas born Jean de Collas (11 November 1678 – 16 June 1753) was a late Baroque architect of the 18th century. Biography Collas was born in Sedan to Antoine de Collas (died 1693) and Elisabeth née de Vilain (died 1681). He was ...

for Count Dönhoff. File:Berliner Tor in Wesel, 2010.jpg, Berlin Gate at

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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-1125-002, Dresden, Japanisches Palais, Museum für Völkerkunde, Landesmuseum.jpg, Dresden, Japanisches Palais, Museum für Völkerkunde, Landesmuseum

Literature

* Hans-Joachim Kuke: ''Jean de Bodt 1670–1745. Architekt und Ingenieur im Zeitalter des Barock''. Verlag Werner, Worms 2002, * Klaus-Ludwig Thiel: ''Staatsbauentwürfe Jean de Bodts für Friedrich I. in Theorie und Praxis''. Kleikamp, Köln 1987

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodt, Jean De 1670 births 1745 deaths Architects from Paris 18th-century German architects 18th-century French architects

Biography

Buildings by Jean de Bodt

See also

Literature

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