Wilhelm Riphahn

Wilhelm Riphahn
Born July 25, 1889
Cologne, Germany
Died December 27, 1963
Cologne, Germany
Nationality German
Occupation Architect

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

Riphahn studied at the 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 and worked with Caspar Maria Grod until 1931. Some of his more well-known works include the Bastei restaurant and the Cologne opera house.

Riphahn is buried in Cologne's Melaten cemetery.

The Restaurant Bastei, in Cologne designed by Wilhelm Riphahn.

Literature

als Nachdruck: Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-7861-1813-2. (mit einem Nachwort zur Neuausgabe von Wolfram Hagspiel)
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