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

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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 The KTH Royal Institute of Technology ( sv, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, lit=Royal Institute of Technology), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technolo ...

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, architec ...

. 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 com ...

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 Por ...

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

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. He designed several structures for

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and the gardens of Ulriksdal Palace in Solna and Tullgarn Palace in Södertälje. Most important works are the Blackamoor Bridge in Ulriksdal Palace and

Oscar I's Orangery Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

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 of

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. Chiewitz was also known of his city planning. His most significant work is the

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

city plan as the town was rebuilt after the great fire of 1852. The town of

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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 List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

(1848) * Old Djurgårdsbron, Stockholm (1849) *

, Södertälje (1854)

Finland

city plan (1852) *

city plan (1855) * Uusikaupunki city plan (1856) *Park of the

St. Henry's Chapel St. Henry's Chapel ( fi, Pyhän Henrikin kappeli, sv, Biskop Henriks bönehus) is a neogothic style brick chapel in the town of Kokemäki, Finland. The chapel was built in 1857 to cover a medieval wooden granary which was used by St. Henry, t ...

, Kokemäki (1857) *

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

(1859–1863) * Swedish Theatre, 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 Loviisa (; sv, Lovisa ; formerly Degerby) is a municipality and town of inhabitants () on the southern coast of Finland. It is located from Helsinki and from Porvoo. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking. The municipality co ...

(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)

References

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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