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Christian Heyden

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Christian Heyden
Baptized14 August 1803 (1803-08-14)
Died4 November 1869(1869-11-04) (aged 66)
OccupationArchitect
AwardsOrder of the Red Eagle

Christian Heyden (baptised 14 August 1803, died 4 November 1869) was a German architect. He is known for Gothic Revival buildings, especially churches, in Westphalia, Germany.

Career

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Heyden was the son of the Baumeister Johann Christian Heyden the elder. He was baptised on 14 August 1803 in Freckhausen.[1] Heyden was from 1843 member of the board of the Barmer section of the Central Cathedral Building Society. He was a member of the Elberfeld Masonic lodge Hermann zum Lande der Berge and in 1863 was awarded the Prussian Order of the Red Eagle.

Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia. He often collaborated with Gerhard August Fischer [de]. He created the Martin-Luther-Kirche [de] in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the Wichlinghauser Kirche [de] near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen [de], the Christuskirche [de] in Königswinter, the tower of the Süsterkirche [de] in Bielefeld, the Protestant church in Radevormwald and the Christuskirche in Werdohl.[citation needed] Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia.[2] He often collaborated with Gerhard August Fischer [de]. He created the Martin-Luther-Kirche [de] in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the Wichlinghauser Kirche [de] near Barmen, the Protestant church in Haßlinghausen [de], the Christuskirche [de] in Königswinter, the tower of the Süsterkirche [de] in Bielefeld, the Protestant church in Radevormwald and the Christuskirche in Werdohl.[citation needed] He built in Gütersloh also the town hall which was demolished in 1970.,[2][3] the Protestant hospital [de] (demolished in 1968), and the Avenstroths Mühle, a listed monument.[2]

Heyden took part in buildings of Gasanstalten, including Barmen, Gütersloh and Dorsten.

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References

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  1. ^ Hermann J. Mahlberg: Der Aufbruch um 1900 und die Moderne in der Architektur des Wuppertales. Abendrot einer Epoche. Wuppertal 2008, ISBN 978-3-928766-87-6.
  2. ^ a b c "Die Heyden-Arbeit. Der Baumeister Christian Heyden und die Gütersloher Mitte" (in German). Stadtmuseum Gütersloh. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ Axel Hinrich Murken and Christa Murken-Altrogge: Die Baugeschichte des alten Gütersloher Rathauses. Gütersloher Beiträge (1971), pp 481–487.
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