Arwed Roßbach
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Max Arwed Roßbach was a Germany historicist
architect from Saxony
. He worked mainly in the Gründerzeit
.
facade for the Paulinerkirche
in 1897. He designed a new building for the university
, the so-called Rotes Kolleg in 1891/92. In 1898/1901 he built for the Deutsche Bank
, and the Neo-Roman
Taborkirche, which was completed in 1904 after his death.
Roßbach built the theater in his birth place Plauen (1889/99), the Landgericht (Court building) in Dresden
(1890/92), and the Volkslesehalle in Jena
(1898/1902).
Historicism (art)
Historicism refers to artistic styles that draw their inspiration from copying historic styles or artisans. After neo-classicism, which could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century saw a new historicist phase marked by a return to a more ancient classicism, in particular in...
architect from Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. He worked mainly in the Gründerzeit
Gründerzeit
' refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873. At this time in Central Europe the age of industrialisation was taking place, whose beginnings were found in the 1840s...
.
Selected works
In Leipzig he built a Neo-GothicGothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
facade for the Paulinerkirche
Paulinerkirche, Leipzig
The Paulinerkirche was a church on the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, named after the "Pauliner", its original Dominican friars. It was built in 1231 as the Klosterkirche St. Pauli for the Dominican monastery in Leipzig. From the foundation of the University of Leipzig in 1409, it served as the...
in 1897. He designed a new building for the university
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, the so-called Rotes Kolleg in 1891/92. In 1898/1901 he built for the Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
, and the Neo-Roman
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
Taborkirche, which was completed in 1904 after his death.
Roßbach built the theater in his birth place Plauen (1889/99), the Landgericht (Court building) in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
(1890/92), and the Volkslesehalle in Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
(1898/1902).