Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
After the devastation caused by the fire, the Imperial Academy of Turku, the university at that time, moved to Helsinki. However, the building was restored under Carl Ludvig Engel 's plans in 1830 and was signed over to the Court of Appeals of Turku, Turku Cathedral chapter and the County Administrative Board.
Pages in category "1827 fires" ... Great Fire of Turku This page was last edited on 7 October 2019, at 00:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The museum consists of 18 blocks of original 18th-century – early 19th-century buildings on their original location. The area of the museum was the only old residential area left in 1940, when the museum was opened. The location was the largest area to completely survive the Great Fire of Turku.
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 ...
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 ]
Category: 1827 in Finland. 5 languages. ... Great Fire of Turku This page was last edited on 31 August 2022, at 22:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...