Christoph Haberland [SEP] date of birth
Christoph Haberland
Christoph Haberland () was a Baltic German architect, chief architect of Riga and is considered one of the brightest masters of classicism architecture in Latvian history.
Biography.
Christoph Haberland was born in Riga to a mason on 1 January 1750. Both his parents originated from Saxony. In early age he started to learn from his father. Later he traveled to Germany and as a journeyman studied in Berlin and Dresden. In 1777 Haberland returned to Riga, passed his exam of master craftsmen and was admitted in
Johann Heinrich Wilbern took over supervision of the project in 1740, and under his direction a new steeple was built in 1746. The steeple was covered with copper-plate and the rooster was gilded in 1746–47.
Christoph Haberland designed a new marble pulpit for the church, which was built in Italy in 1793. In 1794 Haberland renovated the wooden vaulted ceilings in the central sections of the nave. The interior walls were plastered and the lower sections of the pillars were covered with oak panels in 1885 under the direction of architect