Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther
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Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther (1737–1802) was a Baltic German architect, working in Tartu where he produced a number of buildings including Tartu Town Hall.
Johann Heinrich Bartholomäus Walther | |
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Born | 1737 |
Died | 1802 |
Nationality | Baltic German |
Life
editWalther was born in Rostock in 1737. He moved to Tartu in the Russian Empire where he was a master builder. Following the Great Fire of Tartu in 1775 he designed Tartu Town Hall and the Von Bock House in the centre of the city.[1]
Walther was buried in Tartu on 2 April 1802.
References
edit- ^ Phenomenological Alma Mater. Borders of the Visible and the Invisible in Heritage Protection Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine, Juban Maiste, 2009, p.195, Tartu University, utlib.ee, retrieved 30 December 2013