Otto Dietze
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Otto Dietze (1 July 1833, Chemnitz
- 17 October 1890, Riga
) was a German-born architect.
He is most noted for his work in Jelgava
from 1863–1872. He designed the Latvian pastor St. Peter's House (1864), the railway station and residential houses.
In Kuldīga
he rebuilt the ancient brick bridge across the Venta River
(1874).
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...
- 17 October 1890, Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
) was a German-born architect.
He is most noted for his work in Jelgava
Jelgava
-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...
from 1863–1872. He designed the Latvian pastor St. Peter's House (1864), the railway station and residential houses.
In Kuldīga
Kuldiga
Kuldīga is a town in western Latvia. It is the center of Kuldīga municipality with a population of approximately 13,500.Kuldīga was first mentioned in 1242. It joined the Hanseatic League in 1368...
he rebuilt the ancient brick bridge across the Venta River
Venta River
Venta River is a river in north-western Lithuania and western Latvia. Its source is near Kuršėnai in the Lithuanian Šiauliai County. It flows into the Baltic Sea at Ventspils in Latvia....
(1874).