Jørgen Henrich Rawert was a (16 August 1751 – 14 July 1823) was a Danish architect. He created the masterplan for the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the Great Fire of 1795 in his capacity of city architect and was also involved in many building projects, mostly of townhouses, often collaborating with

Andreas Hallander Andreas Hallander (13 November 1755 – 3 April 1828) was a Danish master carpenter and architect who made a significant contribution to the city of Copenhagen. Together with the buildings of Johan Martin Quist, his classically styled apartment hous ...

Early life and education

Rawert was born in Christiania, where he became a cadet from the Military and Mathematical School in 1783. In 1775, he enrolled with the engineering troops in Copenhagen and moved to Denmark where he studied architecture under

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff Caspar Frederik (Friedrich) Harsdorff, also known as C.F. Harsdorff, (26 May 1735 – 24 May 1799) was a Danish neoclassical architect considered to have been the leading Danish architect in the late 18th century. Early life and training ...

at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1776 and 1778, winning both the small and large silver medals. In 1779 and 1791 he unsuccessfully competed for the large gold medal which would have won him a travel scholarship.

Career

He was a Second Lieutenant with the engineering troops from 1778 to 1786 and from 1783 a titular professor. In 1786, he returned to Christiania to serve as a teacher in mathematics at the Military and Mathematical School. His achievements as a designer are Norway is limited to the pulpit in the church in Skien and a few tombs and memorials. In 1790, he returned to Copenhagen to assume a position as implementing architect for the City (''Stadskonduktør''). He was a key figure in the rebuilding of Copenhagen after the Great Fire of 1795 and again after the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807.

Works

Rawer's works in Copenhagen include a number of townhouses on

Kronprinsessegade Kronprinsessegade ( lit. "Crown Princess Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Noted for its fine Neoclassical houses, it extends from Gothersgade and runs along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden, passing Sølvgade ...

, two buildings on Sankt Annæ Plads, a building on

Ved Stranden Ved Stranden ( lit. "At the Beach") is a canal side public space and street which runs along a short section of the Zealand side of Slotsholmen Canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins at Holmens Kanal, opposite the Church of Holmen, and ru ...

and Wildersgade Barracks: *

Kronprinsessegade 20 Kronprinsessegade 20 is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property overlooking one of the entrances to Rosenborg Castle Garden in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed on the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registr ...

(1805-1806, with Andreas Hallander) *

Kronprinsessegade 26 Kronprinsessegade 26 is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property overlooking Rosenborg Castle Garden in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed on the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality#K, Danish registry of protect ...

(1805-1806) *

Kronprinsessegade 28 Kronprinsessegade 28 is a listed, Neoclassical property overlooking Rosenborg Castle Garden in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. The building was for many years owned by ...

(1805-1806) *

Kronprinsessegade 30 Kronprinsessegade ( lit. "Crown Princess Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Noted for its fine Neoclassical houses, it extends from Gothersgade and runs along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden, passing Sølvgade ...

(1806-1807) *

Kronprinsessegade 46 Kronprinsessegade ( lit. "Crown Princess Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Noted for its fine Neoclassical houses, it extends from Gothersgade and runs along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden, passing Sølvgade ...

-46a-e (1805-07 - s.m. Andreas Hallander) *

Sankt Annæ Plads 5 Sankt Annæ Plads 5 is a Neoclassical property constructed in 1796 by city builder Jørgen Henrich Rawert for his own use on the north side of Sankt Annæ Plads in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was a few years later used by him as a ...

(1796) *

Sankt Annæ Plads 11 Sankt Annæ Plads 11 is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property located on the north side of Sankt Annæ Plads in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1801 to design by city architect Jørgen Henrich Rawert and was listed on the ...

(1801) * Ved Stranden 18 (1796, attribution) * Wildersgade 60a-e-62 / Bådsmandsstræde 6 / Overgaden Neden Vandet 49a-c-51a-b (1802 - s.m. Andreas Hallander) - Wildersgade Kaserne

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawert, Jorgen Henrich 18th-century Norwegian architects 1751 births 1823 deaths Architects from Copenhagen