Johann Christoph von Naumann (30 March 1664 - 8 January 1742) was a German

architect An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...

urban design Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes based on geographical location. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, city, ...

er who, with

Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662–1736) was a German master builder and architect who helped to rebuild Dresden after the fire of 1685. His most famous work is the Zwinger (Dresden), Zwinger Palace. Life Pöppelmann was born in Herford ...

, designed portions of the city of

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, including the

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and other important streetscapes. Between 1729-30 he modernised the town hall at

Bautzen Bautzen () or Budyšin (), until 1868 ''Budissin'' in German, is a town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the Bautzen (district), district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree (river), Spree river, is the eighth most ...

, where he had already added the upper storeys to ''Reichenturm'' tower in 1718. He worked in remodeling the

Opernhaus am Taschenberg The (Opera house at the Taschenberg) was a theatre in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, built from 1664 to 1667 by Wolf Caspar von Klengel. It was the first opera house of the capital of Saxony, of the Elector of Saxony. Seating up to 2000 people, it was ...

in Dresden to the first Catholic ''Hofkirche''.

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18th-century German architects Jauch family 1664 births 1742 deaths {{Germany-architect-stub