Georg Theodor Policron Chiewitz (5 October 1815 – 28 December 1862) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

architect and engineer. Due to financial problems he moved to

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

in 1851, where Chiewitz spent the rest of his career.Svenska Arkitektregistret
(in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.

Career

Chiewitz graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology in 1829 and later from the

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, archite ...

. From 1837–1838 he worked as an assistant for inventor

John Ericsson John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American inventor. He was active in England and the United States. Ericsson collaborated on the design of the railroad steam locomotive ''Novelty'', which co ...

in London and in 1839 for architect César Daly in Paris. In 1840, Chiewitz returned to Stockholm having businesses on railroad and bridge construction. In 1851 he went bankrupt and moved to Finland. From 1852–1860, Chiewitz was the regional architect of

Turku and Pori Province Turku and Pori Province (, , ) was a province of independent Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province was however founded as a county in 1634 when today's Finland was an integrated part of Sweden. It is named after the cities of Turku () and Po ...

and 1860–1862 the city architect of

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

Works

Chiewitz was the favourite architect of King

Oscar I of Sweden Oscar I (born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte; 4 July 1799 – 8 July 1859) was King of Sweden and Norway from 8 March 1844 until his death. He was the second monarch of the House of Bernadotte. The only child of King Charles XIV John, Oscar i ...

. He designed several structures for Haga Park and the gardens of

Ulriksdal Palace Ulriksdal Palace ( sv, Ulriksdals slott) is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the Royal National City Park in Solna Municipality, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called ''Jakobsdal'' for its owner Jacob De ...

Solna Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the ...

and

Tullgarn Palace Tullgarn Palace ( sv, Tullgarns slott) is a royal summer palace in the province of Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden. Built in the 1720s, the palace offers a mixture of rococo, Gustavian and Victorian styles. The interior design is rega ...

Södertälje Södertälje ( , ) is a city in Södermanland and Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. As of 2017, it has 72,704 inhabitants. Södertälje is located at Mälarens confluence in to the Baltic Sea through the lock in the ...

. Most important works are the Blackamoor Bridge in Ulriksdal Palace and Oscar I's Orangery in the garden of Tullgarn Palace. His best known works in Finland are the

Central Pori Church , native_name_lang = , image = Keski-Porin-kirkko.jpg , coordinates = , location = Pori , country = Finland , denomination = Lutheran , previous denomination = , c ...

, House of Nobility (Ritarihuone) and the

Swedish Theatre The Swedish Theatre ( sv, Svenska Teatern) is a Swedish-language theatre in Helsinki, Finland, and is located at the Erottaja ( sv, Skillnaden) square, at the end of Esplanadi ( sv, Esplanaden). It was the first national stage of Finland. Hi ...

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. Chiewitz was also known of his

city plan Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

ning. His most significant work is the Pori city plan as the town was rebuilt after the great fire of 1852. The town of Mariehamn in

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populat ...

was established in 1861 by Chiewitz's planning.Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon
(in Swedish). Retrieved 17 September 2013.

Famous works

Sweden

* Blackamoor Bridge, Solna (1845) * Folckerska huset, Stockholm (1848) * Jernbron,

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Located north of the c ...

(1848) * Old Djurgårdsbron, Stockholm (1849) * Oscar I's Orangery, Södertälje (1854)

Finland

* Pori city plan (1852) * Mariehamn city plan (1855) *

Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki (; sv, Nystad, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, northwest of Turku and south of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is inland wate ...

city plan (1856) *Park of the St. Henry's Chapel,

Kokemäki Kokemäki (; sv, Kumo) is a town and municipality in the Satakunta Region of Finland. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Finland is constitutionally bi-lingual with a Swedis ...

(1857) *

Central Pori Church , native_name_lang = , image = Keski-Porin-kirkko.jpg , coordinates = , location = Pori , country = Finland , denomination = Lutheran , previous denomination = , c ...

(1859–1863) *

, Helsinki (1860) *

Ritarihuone The House of Nobility either refers to the institution of the Finnish nobility or the palace of the noble estate. The Finnish nobility was until 1906 the first of the four estates of the realm. The Estate The estate of nobility existed fully st ...

, Helsinki (1862) * Loviisa Church, Loviisa (1862–1865)

Gallery

File: Tullgarn Orangeriet 2012b.jpg, Oscar I:s Orangery, Södertälje (1854) File: Iron bridge Uppsala.JPG, Jernbron, Uppsala (1848) File: Pori asemakaava 1852.png, Pori city plan (1852) File: Riddarhuset in Helsinki.JPG, House of Nobility, Helsinki (1862) File: Loviisa Kirche v S.JPG, Loviisa Church (1865)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiewitz, Georg Theodor 1815 births 1862 deaths Businesspeople from Stockholm Swedish engineers Swedish emigrants to Finland Finnish architects Swedish urban planners KTH Royal Institute of Technology alumni 19th-century Swedish architects 19th-century Swedish engineers 19th-century Swedish businesspeople