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At the time of the fire, and for some time afterwards, Turku was the largest city in Finland, which is why the Great Fire of Turku was a major national disaster. [1] As a result of the fire, the Imperial Academy of Turku was transferred to Helsinki, which in 1812 had been made the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
Losing the status of capital city dealt a severe blow to Turku. However, the Great Fire of Turku in 1827 was even more devastating. [26] Three quarters of the city were destroyed in the largest fire in the Nordic countries. [27] Soon after the Great Fire, it was decided that the Royal Academy, a university, would relocate to Helsinki. [28]
It is assumed that the City of Turku administrative centre was headquartered at the Old Town Hall since the 14th century. The most famous of the Turku town halls was the stone building planned by master bricklayer Samuel Berner, finished in 1736. Berner's town hall was destroyed by the fire of 1827, along with its bell tower. A private house ...
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Great Fire of 1805, in Detroit, Michigan; Great Fire of Stevenage (1807) Great Podil fire (1811) Great fire of Tirschenreuth (1814) Great Fire of Edinburgh (1824) Great Fire of Turku (1827) Great Fire of New York (1835) Great fire of Hamburg (1842) Great New York City Fire of 1845; Great Fire of Pittsburgh (1845) Great Fire of 1846, in St. John ...
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The Royal Academy of Turku or the Royal Academy of Åbo (Swedish: Kungliga Akademien i Åbo or Åbo Kungliga Akademi; Latin: Regia Academia Aboensis; Finnish: Turun akatemia) was the first university in Finland, and the only Finnish university that was founded when the country still was a part of Sweden. It was founded in 1640.