Wendel Roskopf the Elder (* 5 February 1485 – 1490; † 25 June 1549 in Görlitz) was a stonemason, master builder and member of the cities council 1523 to 1548. In 1526 onwards he was the towns council chief builder.[1]

Work

After Görlitz burned down in 1525, Roskopf built the Schönhof,[2] the town's first Renaissance building - it was restored in 2006 to house the town's Silesian Museum. From 1537 to 1539 he also headed the construction of the town hall staircase. He also designed the Archivflügel (archives wing) of the town hall.[3] He owned the house whose address is now Bierhof Rosengasse 4.

Bibliography

  • Inga Arnold: Wendel Roskopf der Ältere und die Renaissance in Görlitz, Denkmalpflege in Görlitz, Nr. 8, 1999, S. 4 - 9

References

  1. ↑ "Wendel Roskopf". saebi.isgv.de. Sächsische Biografie. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Schönhof (Brüderstraße)". Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz. Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Altes Rathaus". Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz. Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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