Per Brahe - Statue in Brahe park - Turku, Finland
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The base of the statue in Turku bears Per Brahe's famous words from his book Tänkebok about his Govenor time in Finland, "Iagh war med landett och landett med mig wääl tillfreds." That means "I was well pleased with the land and the land with me".
Waymark Code: WM9DDH
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/05/2010
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History: From Wikipedia
"In 1637–1640 and again in 1648–1654 Per Brahe was Governor General in Finland, to which country he rendered inestimable services by his wise and provident rule. He reformed the whole administration, introduced a postal system, founded ten new towns, improved and developed commerce and agriculture, and very greatly promoted education. In 1640 he opened the Royal Academy of Turku, of which he was the founder, and first chancellor. Still today the expression "Kreivin aikaan", or "at Count's Time" in the Finnish language means "at the correct/good time".
Per Brahe wrote about his first Governor time in his Tänkebok (printed in 1806). Quote is found in that book it quote has been commonly used in school history books in Finland about that Count's time period of Finland-Sweden.
Statue:
The national monument of Pietari Brahe (1602–1680), Governor-General of Finland and the first Chancellor of the Turku Academy.
This 2.95 meters high bronze statue with 4 meters high red granite base is made by Walter Runeberg in 1886, statue was unveiled in 1888.
Address:
Brahenpuisto
Rothoviuksenkatu 2,
Turku 20100
Finland
Website: [Web Link]
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