Nicolaus Hinrich Rieman
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Nicolaus Hinrich Rieman (died 1759) was an architect and master builder in
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during the 1700s. Rieman's background is not known but he may originally have been from
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. On 25 June 1726 a great fire destroyed large parts of Viborg and many German builders and architects moved to
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in the aftermath seeking employment and Rieman may have been one of these. Unlike most master builders at the time Rieman made plans for many projects without being directly involved in the construction or renovation process. Rieman opened a successful architect's practice which designed works from
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in the north to Trøjborg Manor at
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in the south. Rieman renovated and expanded Engelsholm Castle in the late 1730s and by the 1740s Rieman's practice was well established and he was commissioned for the extensive renovation of
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in 1743-44. In 1744 he constructed Lichtenbergs Palæ in
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, in 1748-51 the north wing of
Gammel Estrup Manor Gammel Estrup Manor (''Danish: Gammel Estrup'') is a red-brick Renaissance architecture, Renaissance manor house some east of Randers in Jutland, Denmark. The manor as we know it today can be traced back to 1490. But excavations have revealed evi ...
and in the 1750s Østergård Manor in Fjellerup. Rieman renovated a total of 14 churches in the
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of Scheel on
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. Rieman's works are known for arched
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gables and
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rieman, Nicolaus Hinrich Year of birth missing 1800 deaths Danish architects