Paul Wallot
Johann Paul Wallot ( born June 26, 1841 in Oppenheim, † August 10 1912 in Langenschwalbach ) was a German architect and professor.
Life
Paul was of Huguenot descent Wallot; the origin was in the family Vallot from southern France. In the years 1856-1859 he attended the Higher Commercial School in Darmstadt. He then studied for a year at the Polytechnic School in Hanover Conrad Wilhelm Hase and moved in 1861 to the Berlin Academy of Architecture. He completed his studies at the Ludwigs - University of Giessen from Hugo von Ritgen.
Following his studies Wallot worked for a year as Bauakzessist in Hesse. Between the years 1864 and 1868 he was back in Berlin at the architect Heinrich Strack, Richard Lucae and Friedrich Hitzig. But even in the shared studio of architect Martin Gropius and Heino forging Wallot could hospitieren.
In the years 1867-1868 Wallot undertook extensive study trips through Italy and the UK. Even in the year of his return, he settled in Frankfurt am Main as an independent architect down. There he was responsible for various residential and commercial buildings and was a member of the Masonic Lodge Socrates for steadfastness. In Frankfurt, he also worked with the architect Heinrich Burnitz and Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli.
In 1872 Wallot undertook a second study trip to Italy, where he especially interested in works of the architect Andrea Palladio and Michele Sammicheli. After returning from this trip, he participated in various architectural competitions, for example, 1883 for the Niederwald monument and 1880 for the Frankfurt Central Station. But his plans were never carried out.
Wallot made his breakthrough only when he emerged in 1882 from the second competition for the Reichstag building in Berlin as the winner. With his colleague Friedrich von Thiersch be Wallot shared the first prize, but his design was chosen almost unanimously by the jury for execution. In 1883, Wallot settled in Berlin in order to better supervise the construction can. On 9 June 1884, the groundbreaking ceremony was celebrated, and ten years later, the capstone was also celebrated on December 5, 1894 set.
The glazed iron dome over an official building such as the Reichstag building was amazing and can be described with a view to further developments in architecture as progressive. Nevertheless, the construction was highly controversial during its entire construction period. Kaiser Wilhelm II even spoke of the kingdom of the monkey house. In addition, the building committee sat through several major changes to the building, as not only the wishes of the Prussian government, but especially those of the German Emperor Wilhelm I, Friedrich III. and Wilhelm II had to be put into action.
In the year 1889, Wallot had already thought about the interior and the painter Franz von Stuck taken to ( two monumental ceiling painting ) and the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand ( two ballot boxes ) under contract. As on March 1, 1899, the drafts were presented in parliament and should be voted on, there were tumultuous scenes. Spokesman of the critics was the deputy Philipp Ernst Maria Lieber of the Centre Party from Bad Camberg. The rejection was so great that Wallot on the same day gave his position as head of the Commission decoration. Then Dear was recorded nachrückend in this Commission. The designs of the paintings and the urns were gone until today.
Nevertheless Wallot was honored in 1884 for his services to the Reichstag, entitled Secret Baurat. At the same time, he held teaching positions at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and at the Technical University of Dresden, which he held until 1911. In Dresden it also the construction of the Saxon house stands on Brühl's Terrace was transferred.
From Dresden he also led from 1897 to 1907 the establishment of the Präsidialbaus the Reichstag. In 1911 he resigned from all offices and retired. He withdrew to his retreat in Biebrich on the Rhine. During a spa stay Wallot Paul died at the age of 71 years on August 10, 1912 in Langenschwalbach, the present county seat of Rheingau -Taunus -Kreis Bad Schwalbach. His funeral took place in designed by Alfred Friedrich Bluntschli family grave in Oppenheim.
Of his students were, inter alia, Oswin Hempel and Karl Paul Andrae.
Honors
- At installation of the Essenes Moltke district from 1908, a street was named after him.
- On the occasion of his 150th birthday was the German Federal Post Office 1991, a commemorative stamp out.
Work
Buildings (selection)
Writings
- Maximilian Rapsilber: The Reichstag building. His architectural history and artistic design as well as a life demolition of its builder Paul Wallot. Cosmos, Leipzig 1895. ( Digitized and full text in German Text Archive )