Ernst Bernhard Lohrmann (30 June 1803 — 17 June 1870) was a German-Finnish

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 ...

born and educated in Germany but practising mainly in the

Grand Duchy of Finland The Grand Duchy of Finland ( fi, Suomen suuriruhtinaskunta; sv, Storfurstendömet Finland; russian: Великое княжество Финляндское, , all of which literally translate as Grand Principality of Finland) was the predecessor ...

, where he is known especially as a designer of public buildings and more than 20 churches, many in the late

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and

Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...

styles. Lohrmann also held the position of

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of the National Board of Public Building, following the death in 1840 of his predecessor and compatriot

Carl Ludvig Engel Carl Ludvig Engel, or Johann Carl Ludwig Engel (3 July 1778 – 14 May 1840), was a German architect whose most noted work can be found in Helsinki, which he helped rebuild. His works include most of the buildings around the capital's monumental ...

. In that role, Lohrmann is credited with considerably developing and systematising the Board's operations, as well as seeing through to completion many of Engel's unfinished designs. Notable examples of buildings designed by Lohrmann include: * St. Henry's Cathedral, Helsinki *

Mint of Finland The Mint of Finland ( fi, Suomen Rahapaja, sv, Myntverket i Finland) is the national mint of Finland. It was established by Alexander II of Russia in 1860 as the markka became the official currency of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The mint was first ...

, Helsinki * Kuopio Governor Palace (original plans, not built) *

Utsjoki Church Utsjoki Church is a church in the Lapland town of Utsjoki. It is the northernmost church in Finland as well as in the European Union. The church was designed by the architecture office of Ernst Lohrmann Ernst Bernhard Lohrmann (30 June 1803 ...

Ruokolahti Church Ruokolahti Church ( fi, Ruokolahden kirkko, sv, Ruokolax kyrka) is the Lutheran church in the town centre of Ruokolahti, in south-eastern Finland, and the main church of the Ruokolahti parish. The church was designed in 1852 by a leading archi ...

* Söderskär Lighthouse, Porvoo *Old

Turku Prison Turku Prison ( Finnish: ''Turun vankila'', Swedish: ''Åbo fängelse'') is the main correctional facility in southwestern Finland, located in the Saramäki district of Turku. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the earlier Turku Central Pri ...

('Kakola') *

Villa Hakasalmi Villa Hakasalmi ( fi, Hakasalmen huvila, sv, Villa Hagasund), also known as Villa Karamzin, is an architecturally and historically important 19th-century villa located in the Etu-Töölö district of central Helsinki, Finland. The villa is situ ...

, Helsinki *

Kristinestad City Hall Kristinestad City Hall (Swedish: ''Kristinestads rådhus'', Finnish: ''Kristiinankaupungin raatihuone'') is the municipal headquarters building of Kristinestad (Kristiinankaupunki) on the west coast of Finland. The present city hall is the four ...

Pielisjoki Castle Pielisjoki Castle (Finnish: ''Pielisjoen linna'') is a 19th-century public building in the city of Joensuu, in eastern Finland. It is located in the city centre, situated on a small island in River Pielisjoki. Built in 1852 originally as a Crow ...

, Joensuu

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lohrmann, Ernst Ernst Lohrmann Architects from North Rhine-Westphalia Finnish architects 19th-century German architects University of Göttingen alumni 1803 births 1870 deaths