Wendel Roskopf the Elder (* 5 February 1485 – 1490; † 25 June 1549 in

Görlitz Görlitz (; pl, Zgorzelec, hsb, Zhorjelc, cz, Zhořelec, :de:Ostlausitzer Mundart, East Lusatian dialect: ''Gerlz'', ''Gerltz'', ''Gerltsch'') is a town in the Germany, German state of Saxony. It is located on the Lusatian Neisse River, and ...

) was a

stonemason Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...

, master builder and member of the cities council 1523 to 1548. In 1526 onwards he was the towns council chief builder.

Work

After Görlitz burned down in 1525, Roskopf built the Schönhof, the town's first

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building - it was restored in 2006 to house the town'
Silesian Museum
From 1537 to 1539 he also headed the construction of the town hall staircase. He also designed the Archivflügel (archives wing) of the

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. He owned the house whose address is now Bierhof Rosengasse 4.

Bibliography

* Inga Arnold: ''Wendel Roskopf der Ältere und die Renaissance in Görlitz'', Denkmalpflege in Görlitz, Nr. 8, 1999, S. 4 - 9

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roskopf, Wendel 1480 births 1549 deaths 15th-century German people 15th-century architects 16th-century German architects People from Görlitz