Zacharias Longuelune (1669 — 30 November 1748) was a French architect and master builder who worked in the second half of his life for the royal court in
Dresden. His design style was
French Baroque and Classicism.
Longuelune was born in
Paris. After working in
Berlin and
Potsdam for
Frederick I of Prussia and travelling to
Italy, he settled in Dresden in 1713 where he became Senior State Architect (''Oberlandbaumeister'') in 1731 for the Elector of Saxony,
Augustus II the Strong. His works include the park at Grosssedlitz (1719–1732), the Riverside Palace and the water stairs at
Pillnitz Castle (1720–1725) and part of the
Japanisches Palais
The Japanisches Palais (English: "Japanese Palace") is a Baroque building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. It is located on the Neustadt bank of the river Elbe.
History
Built in 1715, it was extended from 1729 until 1731 to house the Japanes ...
(from 1729 with court architect
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann).
[Heinrich Gerhard Franz, ''Zacharias Longuelune und die Baukunst des 18.Jahrhunderts in Dresden'', Berlin: Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, 1953 ]
He died in
Dresden in 1748.
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1669 births
1748 deaths
18th-century French architects
French urban planners
French Baroque architects
Architects from Dresden