Thomas Reed (architect)

Thomas Reed (architect)

Thomas Reed (architect)

Thomas Reed (architect) is a Colombian architect. Born on December 12, 1817 in Saint Croix, Thomas Reed (architect) has been recognized for their work as musician, architect. Details of the life and career of this Colombian figure are documented in public sources such as Wikipedia.

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Biography

Thomas Reed (1817–1878), was a Danish architect born in the 19th century in the Saint Croix Island (at the time when it was a dependent territory of the Kingdom of Denmark).

Career

He studied in Germany and England, and arrived in the Republic of New Granada in 1847. In Bogotá he was contracted to build the New Granada National Capitol by the president Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. He also designed the Panopticon prison which was adapted in 1975 for the Colombian National Museum.

Later he travelled to Ecuador and became the government architect under the presidency of Gabriel García Moreno. In this work he built the house of García Moreno, the Prison García Moreno and some bridges. He also planned the reconstruction of the town of Babahoyo, destroyed by several fires.

He died in Guayaquil in 1878.

Personal Life

Thomas Reed (architect) was born on December 12, 1817 in Saint Croix. As a architect, musician, Thomas Reed (architect) is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.

References

  1. "Thomas Reed (architect)." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Reed_(architect)
  2. "Wikidata entity: Q9087430 — Thomas Reed (architect)." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9087430

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