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Der Architekt Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Maetz (30. Januar - 17. Mai 1896)
The Architect Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Maetz (30 January 1847 - 17 May 1896)

Author(s): Romulus Giura
Subject(s): History, Architecture
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: architecture; ; C.Fr.W. Maetz; Museum of Natural Sciences; Medias; Sibiu; Vienna;

Summary/Abstract: C.F.W. Maetz (1847–1896) was a Transylvanian Saxon architect, who lived and worked during the second half of the 19th century. He played an important role among the Transylvanian Saxon architects because of the width of his intellectual capacity. He distinguished himself as a good organizer, a craftsman, an architect and also a good trader, an innovator with a very distinctive style. He worked in Mediaș, Sibiu, Cluj, Orăștie and Vienna, leaving a legacy of many buildings of great value, amongst which the Museum of Natural Sciences, as part of the renowned complex of the Brukenthal Museum from Sibiu.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 111-120
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: German