Philipp Hoffmann (architect)

Philipp Hoffmann ( born November 23, 1806 Geisenheim, † January 3, 1889 in San Remo ) was an architect and city architect, who worked mainly in Nassau residence Wiesbaden.

Work

In 1830 he was Bauassessor in Nassau civil service. As a young architect, he first built the " Rheingau Cathedral " in his hometown of Geisenheim in Neo-Gothic forms to (1834-1838) and was followed in the construction of the Wiesbaden City Palace (1837-1841) involved when he spoke of the architect Georg Moller for half a year was sent to Pompeii to emerge there Roman paintings that later served as the basis for the interior design of the castle.

In this way he gained the attention of Duke William, who in 1850 promoted him to dukes of Nassau court architect. In this role, he was responsible for numerous buildings in Wiesbaden, including the St. Boniface Church (1844-1849), the Russian Orthodox Church (1847-1855) and the monopteros ( 1851) on the Nero mountain and the ministry buildings, which today houses the Hessian Ministry of Justice (1854 ). Next in 1938 destroyed synagogue on Michel Berg ( 1863-1869 ), the Waterloo Memorial at the Luis Course ( 1865) and today the complex of the City Palace scoring Kaiser- Wilhelms- hospital ( 1868-1871 ). Moreover, caused by his work, the Anglican Church (1874 ), the English spa guests in Bad Schwalbach was dedicated, and the Kurhaus in Bad Schwalbach (1879 ).

Gallery

The City Palace in Wiesbaden (now part of the Hessian Landtag )

Monopteros on Wiesbaden Nerobergbahn

Aerial view of the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Elizabeth, the so-called Greek chapel

Waterloo Obelisk (right) on the Luis Place, behind the St. Boniface Church Wiesbaden