Andreas Friedrich Wilhelm von Hanno (15 December 1826 – 12 December 1882) was a German-born Norwegian architect, sculptor and painter. He was among the leading architects in

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during the middle of the 1800s.

Biography

Wilhelm von Hanno was born in

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, Germany. Wilhelm's father, music teacher and librarian Johann Carl Hübner (born 1790), was a native of

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and later took the additional name von Hanno. Von Hanno was educated at Die Hamburgische Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Künste und Nützlichen Gewerben in Hamburg between the years 1840–43. German-born architect,

Heinrich Ernst Schirmer Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway. Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings. He contributed significant ...

was appointed the construction manager for the restoration of

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but when he became ill, in 1850, von Hanno came to Oslo and was retained complete the project.''Wilhelm Von Hanno'' (Store norske leksikon)
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and designed a number of important structures including a number of station buildings, military buildings and private residences. Among their works were

Gaustad Hospital Gaustad Hospital ( no, Gaustad sykehus) is a psychiatric hospital in the neighborhood of Gaustad in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1855, it is Norway's oldest purpose-built psychiatric hospital. It opened as the nation's first insane asylum designed ac ...

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Church (1854),

Vestre Aker Church Vestre Aker Church is a church at Ullevaal in Oslo that was consecrated in 1855. The church was at first named Aker Church, but was renamed to Vestre Aker Church in 1861. The church is built in Neo Gothic style, drawn by architect Heinrich Ernst ...

(1853–1855) and Østre Aker Church (1857–1860). Schirmer and Hanno designed all stations on Norway's first railway line, the

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between Christiania and

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which were finished in 1854. Von Hanno designed Oslo's Holy Trinity Church (''Trefoldighetskirken'') (1858) and the first part of Christiania Station, in cooperation with

. They also designed the initial plans for the

Parliament of Norway Building The Storting building ( no, Stortingsbygningen) is the seat of the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The building is located at 22 Karl Johans gate in central Oslo, Norway. It was taken into use on 5 March 1866 and was designed by the Swedish ...

, but this design was later discarded. From 1862, Wilhelm von Hanno maintained an architectural office in Christiania. His major commission was for the

Grønland Church Grønland Church (''Grønland kirke'') is a church located in the neighbourhood of Grønland in the borough of Gamle Oslo in Oslo, Norway. Grønland Church congregation was formed in 1861. Grønland Church was consecrated on March 3, 1869, by B ...

(1866–1868), Grønland fire and police building at Grønlandsleiret 32, (1866) and the Grønland School at Borggata 2b, (1867). Von Hanno was an accomplished draftsman who also maintained teaching activities, art lessons and field trips for students of architecture. He was a member of the building commission in Christiania 1856-1882, the editorial staff of the Polytechnic Journals 1862-1882 and the Board of Christiania Art Society from 1864 to 1882. Posthorn1sk1872

In 1872 a set of stamps for

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, designed by von Hanno, was released.

Personal life

In 1859 Wilhelm von Hanno married Maria Theresia Pallenberg (1827–1898). They were the grandparents of Norwegian artist,

Carl von Hanno Carl von Hanno (24 November 1901 – 13 February 1953) was a Norwegian painter. His early style was influenced by cubism, and politically motivated. He later developed a personal, colourful style, often portraying seascapes. Biography He was ...

Gallery

File:Kongsvinger stasjon TRS 070609 026.jpg,

Kongsvinger Station Kongsvinger Station ( no, Kongsvinger stasjon) is a railway station located in downtown Kongsvinger, Norway, on the Kongsvinger Line and Solør Line. The station was built in 1862 as part of the Kongsvinger Lin and designed in Swiss chalet style ...

(1862) File:Mercursenteret Trondheim.jpg, Mercursenteret in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

(1863) File:Hamar fengsel.jpg, Hamar Prison (1864) File:Arendal vgs 2.jpg, Videregående School,

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

(1879–82) File:Hammerfest Meridianstein.jpg, Von Hanno designed the northernmost station of the

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, located in

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Churches

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St. Olav's Cathedral, Oslo St. Olav's Cathedral ( no, Sankt Olav domkirke) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo and the parish church of St. Olav's parish in Oslo, Norway. The cathedral has church services and masses in Norwegian and several other languages ...

(1852–1856) File:Trefoldighetskirken Oslo.jpg, Holy Trinity Church in Oslo (1858) File:Gronland kirke2 Oslo.JPG,

(1866–1868)

References

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