Jacques Ignace Hittorff

Jakob Ignaz Hittorff ( born August 20, 1792 in Cologne, † March 25, 1867 in Paris) was a French architect and archaeologist German origin. His main works are the church of St- Vincent- de -Paul in Paris, which he with his father, the French architect Jean -Baptiste Lepère built together and the Paris Nord train station (Gare du Nord ). As an architect of the period of the representative appearance of his works follows the prevailing in the 19th century historicism.

Life

Hittorff, the only son of a Tinsmiths master was. Due to the annexation of the left bank of the country by France 1801-1814 French citizen During this time he began his studies in Paris in 1810 and settled there in the sequence. He married the daughter of the French architect Jean -Baptiste Lepère and received in 1842 by a decree of King Louis -Philippe final French nationality to which he had sought for his candidacy for admission to the Académie des Beaux -Arts. He played a leading role in creating the Empfangsbauten for 1814 took place Restitution of the Bourbons and was rewarded with the title, Inspecteur du Roi pour les fetes et ceremonies '. From 1818 to 1848 he was court architect to succeed Belangers. On January 24, 1854 he was admitted as a foreign member of the Prussian Order pour le Merite for Arts and Science.

In 1811 he enrolled in the École nationale supérieure des beaux -arts de Paris and worked at the same time for Charles Percier. Encouraged by his teacher François -Joseph Bélanger he experienced as his assistant the construction of the Halle aux Bles in the hall area.

The construction of the Gare du Nord, he made ​​a significant contribution to the field of the then young Eisenkonstruktionsbaues. The facade design was thereby relieved of static tasks, enabling new form languages.

His research on archaeological area brought the proof that Greek architecture was working with colors ( polychrome ).

The largest part of the estate Hittorffs is located in the Graphic Collection of the Wallraf -Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud Cologne. The nearly 8,000 graphic works and documents from this estate are a panorama of international archeology, architecture and urban design of the 19th century. Herein also are working groups of other major artists of the time ( such as Louis François Cassas ( 1756-1827 ), Jean -Baptiste Lepère, Jean -François -Joseph Lecointe ( 1783-1858 ) ).

1893, a small street, Rue Hittorf named after him in Paris in the 10th arrondissement.

Works (selection)

  • Théâtre de l' Ambigu, Paris (1827-1828; demolished in 1966 )
  • Decoration of the Avenue des Champs-Elysees from the Place de la Concorde to the Place de l' Etoile, now Place Charles de Gaulle, where developed under Hittorffs line or according to his designs following works: Base of the Obelisk of Luxor, Place de la Concorde (1839 )
  • Two fountains in the Place de la Concorde (1835-1840)
  • Rotunda of the Panorama, later the Palais des Glaces, today the Théâtre du Rond-Point
  • Cirque d' Eté (Summer Circus 1841; destroyed)
  • Théâtre Marigny
  • Restaurants Laurent and Ledoyen
  • Four wells at the Rond - Point des Champs- Elysées
  • Gas lanterns, candelabras and other street furniture

Writings

  • De l'architecture polychrome chez les Grecs ou restitution complète du temple d' Empedocles dans l' acropolis de Selinunte. In: Annali di dell'Instituto Corrispondenza Archaeological, Vol 2, 1830, pp. 263-284. Digitized ( Arachne ); (google - University of Michigan )
  • Restitution du temple d' EMPEDOCLE à Sélinonte, ou L'architecture polychrome chez les Grecs (1851 ), text band ( HEIDI ), plate volume ( HEIDI )
  • With L. Zanth: Architecture antique de la Sicile, ou, Recueil des plus intéressans Monumens d'architecture des villes et des lieux les plus remarquables de la Sicile ancienne et Mesures dessinés par Hittorff J. et L. Zanth, 3 volumes, 1826 - 1830 volume of plates ( ARACHNE ); 2nd edition 1866-1867.
  • Recueil des Monuments de Segeste et Mesures et de Sélinonte dessinés par Hittorff J. et L. Zanth, suivi de Recherches sur l' origine et le développement de l'architecture religieuse chez les Grecs, Paris 1870 text band ( HEIDI ), plate volume ( HEIDI )
  • Architecture moderne de la Sicile (1826-1835) ( Gallica )
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