Friedrich Gilly's outstanding work awaits rescue. The Hoym Mausoleum in Brzeg Dolny Cover Image

Wybitne dzieło Friedricha Gilly’ego czeka na ratunek. Mauzoleum Hoymów w Brzegu Dolnym
Friedrich Gilly's outstanding work awaits rescue. The Hoym Mausoleum in Brzeg Dolny

Author(s): Jerzy Kos
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Architecture, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: Friedrich Gilly; Karl Georg von Hoym; Brzeg Dolny; mauzoleum; klasycyzm

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the last surviving work of the Berlin architect Friedrich Gilly (1772–1800) – the Mausoleum of the Von Hoym Family, located in the palace park in Brzeg Dolny (Dyhernfurth) in Silesia. The building was constructed in 1800–1802 in the form of a four-column Doric prostyle temple of sandstone blocks, in accordance with the principles of ancient Greek architecture. Its very poor state of preservation requires the intervention of a preservationist. Undertaking restoration efforts is currently hampered by the ownership rights of the ruin. This article aims to draw attention to this problem.

  • Issue Year: 67/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 85-99
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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