Wilhelm Riphahn

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Wilhelm Riphahn (also Riphan; born July 25, 1889 in Cologne – December 27, 1963 in Cologne) was a German architect.

Riphahn studied at technical universities in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Munich, and Karlsruhe. He worked for a Siemens construction office in Berlin and in 1912 for "Gebrüder Taut & Hoffmann". In 1913 Riphahn became an independent architect who worked with Caspar Maria Grod until 1931.

Some of his more well-known works include the restaurant Bastei and the opera house in Cologne.

Riphahn's grave is in Cologne's Melaten cemetery.