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The Great Fire of Turku (Finnish: Turun palo, Swedish: Åbo brand and Russian: Пожар Або) was a conflagration in the city of Turku in 1827. It is still the largest urban fire in the history of Finland and the Nordic countries. [1] The city had faced several large fires before, including an especially devastating one in 1681. [2] [3]
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]
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The government offices that remained in Turku were finally moved to the new capital after the Great Fire of Turku, which destroyed a large portion of the city in 1827. [ 14 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ] After the fire, a new and safer city plan was drawn up by German architect Carl Ludvig Engel , who had also designed the new capital, Helsinki. [ 47 ]
A large telescope was not included in the original drawings at all. The building served as an observatory for a relatively short period, since after the Great Fire of Turku the university and the observatory were transferred to Helsinki. [3] The observatory is an example of neoclassical architecture, as are most of the buildings designed by Engel.
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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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.