Alexis de Chateauneuf (1799 - 1853) was a

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Chateauneuf was a son of French emigrants. He was educated in Hamburg,

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. Chateauneuf played a particularly prominent role during the reconstruction of Hamburg after the city fire in 1842. He also worked in

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(1839-1840) and Christiania (Oslo) (1847-1850). Alexis de Chateauneuf is considered one of the pioneers in the renovation of brick architecture in Hamburg. Several of the buildings he constructed in Hamburg had exposed bricks in the façades, which was publicly discussed. At this time it was common for brick to be covered with

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. He made proposals for changes to existing buildings, new buildings and was active in a number of

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s. Many of his proposals were completed. In the district of Neustadt in Hamburg, became a remarkable residential building completed after his drawings. He then received several assignments for both private individuals and for public buildings. He participated in several architectural competitions on stock exchange buildings, first the Hamburg Stock Exchange, later

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(1840). He did not win any of these competitions, but took second place in the architectural competition on the London Stock Exchange.Otto Beneke: Chateauneuf, Alexis de. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, page 113 Alexis de Chateauneuf

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After the Great fire of Hamburg in 1842, he created several buildings, such as the building complex and St Peter's Church in Hamburg. He also contributed to the urban planning in general, and 1842-1847 he was chairman of the technical commission appointed to draw up plans for rebuilding the city. Alexis de Chateauneuf married Caspara Møller from the then Christiania, Norway in 1846. In connection with a family visit in the city, he presented the drafts that led to the rebuilding of Vår Frelser's church - now the

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. Chateauneuf delivered his own draft and the cathedral was reconstructed after this.

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was employed as a construction manager and Chateauneuf signed a contract. At the same time, the authorities had initiated the planning of a new church in the city, which would be the

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. Chateauneuf won the architectural competition. However, he died in 1853 before the cathedral was finished and his former student,

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, completed the project.

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