Otto Simonson
Otto Jakob Simonson (March 23, 1829 – May 22, 1914) was a German architect known for his contributions to public architecture in Germany, Russia, and Georgia. A student of Gottfried Semper, Simonson studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. In 1853-1854, he built the Great Community Synagogue in Leipzig in.
Otto Simonson
- Birth Name
- Otto Jakob Simonson
- Born
- 23 March 1829
- Birthplace
- Dresden, German Confederation
- Died
- 22 May 1914
- Place of death
- Riga, Russian Empire
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages
- German
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Otto Jakob Simonson (March 23, 1829 – May 22, 1914) was a German architect known for his contributions to public architecture in Germany, Russia, and Georgia. A student of Gottfried Semper, Simonson studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. In 1853-1854, he built the Great Community Synagogue in Leipzig in.
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The following year, he went to Saint Petersburg, where he undertook several projects, including remodeling the dining room of the Shuvalov Palace (since 2013 the Fabergé Museum) in a neo-Gothic wooden architectural style. During his time in Saint Petersburg, he married Maria Lacarius (1840–1898), a Latvian national. In 1856, Simonson was invited to Tiflis (modern-day Tbilisi) by the Russian governorship and was appointed General Architect in 1858. His notable works in Tiflis include the expansion of the Viceroy's Palace and the construction of the classical gymnasium. In collaboration with German landscape architect Heinrich Scharrer, he also designed the Alexander Garden, now known as the 9th of April Park. Simonson was admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and continued his architectural work until 1862. In 1904, he moved to Riga to support his widowed daughter, Olga (1862–1918). During this period, he traveled to Egypt, Greece, and Italy to study regional architectural styles.
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• Native Name — Otto Jakob Simonson • Birth Name — Otto Jakob Simonson • Born — 23 March 1829 • Birthplace — Dresden, German Confederation • Died — 22 May 1914 • Place of death — Riga, Russian Empire
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- 1.Deutsche Architekten und Maler in Georgien | Einung.
- 2.Heinrich Scharrer - Botanischer Garten in Tbilissi.
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- Nawroth, Manfred. Germans and Georgians. From the Middle Ages to the present day. (Accompanying publication of the exhibition at the Georgian National Museum Tbilisi of 15. May to 22. September 2012). Georgian National Museum. 2013. 978-9941-9311-0-9.
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