About Arwed Roßbach
Lived 1844 – 1902 (aged 58). Arwed Roßbach was a German architect.
Max Arwed Roßbach (also spelled Rossbach, 24 November 1844 in Plauen – 31 December 1902 in Leipzig) was a German historicist architect in the late 19th century.
Buildings In Leipzig, he built a Gothic Revival styled facade for the Paulinerkirche in 1897. He designed a new building for the University of Leipzig, the so-called Rotes Kolleg in 1891/1892. In 1898/1901, he built the new building for the Deutsche Bank and later the Romanesque Revival styled Taborkirche, which was completed posthumously in 1904.
Roßbach built the municipal theater in his birthplace Plauen (1889/1899), the court building for the Amtsgericht in Dresden (1888/1892), and the Volkslesehalle (public library) in Jena (1898/1902).
Literature Robert Bruck: Arwed Roßbach und seine Bauten. Berlin. 1904.
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Who was Arwed Roßbach?
German architect (1844–1902)
When was Arwed Roßbach born?
Arwed Roßbach was born on 24 November 1844 in Plauen.
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Arwed Roßbach died on 31 December 1902 in Leipzig.
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Arwed Roßbach was an architect.
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Arwed Roßbach was German.
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