Johann Heinrich Jakob Roth (also Franz Heinrich) (31 March 1729 – 19 October 1780) was a German
master builder of the 18th century.
Life
Born in
Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim (; Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian: ''Märchedol'') is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of around 23,000. An officially recognized spa town since 1926, B ...
, he was the son of the court architect
Franz Joseph Roth from Cologne. He worked mainly on buildings of the
German Order, such as
Mergentheim Palace
Mergentheim Palace (''Deutschordensschloss von Mergentheim'') is a historic building located in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. The palace was first a castle, built in the early Middle Ages as the seat of the , but then became a Teutonic possession in ...
. He also learned the basics of architecture from his father. Elector
Clemens August of Bavaria supported him. This enabled him to continue his education in Paris. In 1754, he became a master builder and in 1759 a
court chamber councillor.
Even before he was a regular master builder, he accompanied the Elector and Grand Master to Mergentheim in 1750. There he built a provisional wooden comedy and opera house in the castle courtyard. He created the stucco work in the Salle de gardes in the
Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl
The Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces form a historical building complex in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The buildings are connected by the spacious gardens and trees of the Schlosspark. Built in the early 18th century, the palace ...
in 1754. He also designed the
Schloss Herzogsfreude
Schloss Herzogsfreude (also named Joy-le-Duc, the duke's pleasure) was a palace in Röttgen, part of the city of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was a summer residence and hunting lodge of Clemens August of Bavaria, Electorate of Colog ...
in the Kottenforst near Bonn. A major work is the late Baroque . Around 1775 he worked as an advisor on the extension of the
Residenzschloss in Münster. At about the same time, he rebuilt in
Meckenheim into a castle. In 1779, he created the
Electoral Palace, Bonn.
Bonner Schlosskirche
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Work
Schloss Lueftelberg Sammlung Duncker.jpg, Schloss Lüftelberg
Lustschloss Herzogsfreude im Kottenforst.jpg, Schloss Herzogsfreude
Ansicht Jesuitenkirche von Süden-2.jpg, Jesuitenkirche Büren
Further reading
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* '' Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie'', Volume 8, Munich 2007, .
References
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German Baroque architects
1729 births
1780 deaths
People from Bad Mergentheim
18th-century German architects