Christian Heyden

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 Heyden was the son of the Baumeister Johann Christian Heyden the elder. He was baptised on 14 August 1803 in Freckhausen. 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 . He created the in Gütersloh, the Große Kirche in Aplerbeck, the near Barmen, the Protestant church in , the in Königswinter, the tower of the in Bielefeld, the Protestant church in Radevormwald and the Christuskirche in Werdohl. Heyden has been regarded as a leading figure for Gothic Revival buildings in Westphalia. the (demolished in 1968), and the Avenstroths Mühle, a listed monument.