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Absalonsgade 28 Baghus 01
Absalonsgade is a street in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sønder Boulevard in the south and passes Istedgade on the way. The Museum of Copenhagen has a small display of historical street furniture next to its former building at the corner with Vesterbrogade. One of two entrances to the Shooting Range Garden is located in the street. History The street was created on land that had previously belonged to the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society's vast property outside the city's Western City Gate. The new street was named after Absalon, Copenhagen's legendary founder. It was built over with typical 5-storey apartment blocks from the 1870s One of the developers was Peter Christian Wienberg, one of the most active builders of the time. He had started his career in the provinces, building everything from lighthouses to manor houses, but moved his business to Copenhagen in 1866. His professional relationship with Ferdinand Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Kruse
Marie Caroline Ernestine Clementine Kruse (1842–1923) was a pioneering Danish schoolteacher and principal, specializing in the education of girls. She also helped to establish and support several educational organisations for women. Early life and education Born on 19 February 1842 in Flensburg, Kruse was the daughter of Johan Hinrich Jes Kruse (1805–59) and his wife Anna Magdalene Christine Becker (1815–59). Her father had helped to establish the first Danish-language school in Flensburg. It was here that Kruse and her siblings were educated in both Danish and German. After her confirmation, she went on to learn French, English and Italian, receiving private tuition from the schoolteacher and politician Christian Flor (1792–1875). After her father's death in 1859, together with several friends, he paid for training up to the level of head teacher at N. Zahle's School in Copenhagen from 1860 to 1862. Career On receiving her qualification, Kruse joined Louise Thomsen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aage Langeland-Mathiesen
Aage Langeland-Mathiesen (22 May 1868 – 19 June 1933) was a Danish architect. He was active both in building design and restoration, and was associated with the National Museum for many years. His building designs are strongly influenced by his interest in historic architecture. He collaborated with his more well-known colleague Ulrik Plesner on many projects. Early life and education Mathiesen was born in Aarhus but the family moved to Copenhagen in 1872 where his father Rasmus Langeland Mathiesen became building inspector of the Danish capital. Aage Langeland-Mathiesen completed a carpenter's apprenticeship and studied at Copenhagen Technical College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1884. He became an executing architect at Hermann Baagøe Storck prior to his graduation in January 1895. In 1897, he won the Neuhausen Prize for a model of Copenhagen's third city hall and received the academy's travel grant. Career He worked for Valdemar Koch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugendstil
''Jugendstil'' ("Youth Style") was an artistic movement, particularly in the decorative arts, that was influential primarily in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to a lesser extent from about 1895 until about 1910. It was the German counterpart of Art Nouveau. The members of the movement were reacting against the historicism and neo-classicism of the official art and architecture academies. It took its name from the art journal '' Jugend'', founded by the German artist Georg Hirth. It was especially active in the graphic arts and interior decoration. Its major centers of activity were Munich and Weimar and the Darmstadt Artists' Colony founded in Darmstadt in 1901. Important figures of the movement included the Swiss graphic artist Hermann Obrist, Otto Eckmann, and the Belgian architect and decorator Henry van de Velde. In its earlier years, the style was influenced by Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). It was also influenced by Japanese prints. Later, under the Seces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Friederichsen
Vilhelm Heinrich Friederichsen (6 May 1841 - 5 March 1913) was a Danish architect. Early life and education Friederichsen was born in Copenhagen, the son of carpenter Peter Wilhelm Friederichsen (1817-74) and Helene Theresia Seerup (1821-75). He apprenticed as a carpenter and attended the Technical Institute in Læderstræde in the winter time for three years before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1856 where he studied under Gustav Friedrich Hetsch and Christian Hansen. He won the small silver medal in 1864 and graduated in 1865. Career Friederichsen and Peter Christian Bønecke won third prize in the competition for the new Royal Danish Theatre in 1871 and specialized in the design of hospitals. He designed the first phase of the Øresund Hospital in 1875-76 and the Blegdam Hospital in 1878-80. In 1883-85, he designed the Sankt Johannes Stiftelse complexes on both sides of Ruesgade for which he received the C. F. Hansen Medal in 1886. He also design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Abrahams
Charles Abrahams (2 June 1838 – 13 April 1893) was a Danish architect. Biography Charles Julius Sophus Abrahams was the son of Nicolai Christian Levin Abrahams (1798-1870), a professor at the University of Copenhagen. He was the elder brother of theatre director Severin Abraham (1843-1900). He became a student at the Technical University of Denmark (''Danmarks Tekniske Universitet'') from 1857 and was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunsakademi'') in 1859. He studied under architect Johan Henrik Nebelong and began designing manor houses with French Renaissance influences. He exhibited at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1864 and 1870. He worked within the framework of Historicism. Among his works were Dagmarteatret (1883) which burnt down in 1937, Næstved Station (1870), which has since rebuilt at least three times, Tureby Station (1870), Absalonsgade 17 (1874) and Krebs School (1878) as well as numerou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absalonsgade 28 Baghus 01
Absalonsgade is a street in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sønder Boulevard in the south and passes Istedgade on the way. The Museum of Copenhagen has a small display of historical street furniture next to its former building at the corner with Vesterbrogade. One of two entrances to the Shooting Range Garden is located in the street. History The street was created on land that had previously belonged to the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society's vast property outside the city's Western City Gate. The new street was named after Absalon, Copenhagen's legendary founder. It was built over with typical 5-storey apartment blocks from the 1870s One of the developers was Peter Christian Wienberg, one of the most active builders of the time. He had started his career in the provinces, building everything from lighthouses to manor houses, but moved his business to Copenhagen in 1866. His professional relationship with Ferdinand Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Fenger
Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905) was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style, and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen. Among his works are several churches, the Central Fire Station and Vestre Prison in Copenhagen. He also directed the renovations of Church of Holmen and Christian IV's Stock Exchange. Early life and education Ludvig Fenger was born on 7 July 1833 in the village of Slots Bjergby outside Slagelse as the son of the local pastor. After graduating from Slagelse Latin School he attended the Royal Danish Academy while also working for architects such as Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Christian Hansen and Ferdinand Meldahl. He received the Academy's Large Gold Medal in 1866 and went on several journeys abroad from 1867 to 1869. He participated in the Second Schleswig War against Germany, was wounded and became a prisoner of war. Career In 1871 Fenger became a member of the Academy and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 205,978, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg municipalities). Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense (referred to as a '' Functional urban area''), which includes all municipalities in the Province (Danish: ''landsdel'') of Funen (Danish: ''Fyn''), with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en&fbclid=IwAR2SFTy1xGM8VcLHijhmSDQWd9Fr3TYx7JlKxg81_09e-KzEtmEgjL5L2UU By road, Odense is located north of Svendborg, to the south of Aarhus and to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 until 1 January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstindeks Danmark
''Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon'' (Weilbach's Biographical Dictionary of Artists) is a Danish biographical dictionary of artists and architects. The current edition, which is also freely accessible online, contains the biographies of some 8,000 Danish artists and architects. History The first edition, ''Dansk Konstnerlexikon'' (1878), was the work of Philip Weilbach Philip Weilbach (5 August 1834, Usserød – 22 November 1900, Copenhagen) was a Danish art historian and encyclopedist. He is remembered above all for his pioneering work on the early editions of the biographical dictionary, ''Weilbachs Kunstne ... which he expanded into the two-volume ''Nyt dansk Kunstnerlexikon'' in 1897. In subsequent editions, it became the standard reference work on all notable Danish artists and architects. The third edition, under the auspices of a committee, was published in three volumes (1947–1952) and was said to provide biographical details and information on Danish artists including pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Lendorf
Carl William Frederik Lendorf (13 December 1839 - 29 September 1918) was a Danish architect and historicist who worked primarily in Odense. He also designed Copenhagen's 1898 St Thomas' Church. Biography He was born in 1839 in Copenhagen, the son of the carpenter Christian Gottfried Lendorf and Vilhelmine Nielsen. Lendorf became a student in 1855 at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Architecture School, where he went until 1863. He was employed by Ferdinand Meldahl on the construction of Fredericia Town Hall (1859) and later worked on the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Palace (1863–64), also under Meldahl. Lendorf managed his own firm in Odense (1864–83) and then in Copenhagen. He was drawing teacher at Odense Technical College (1846–83). Lendorf participated in the Nordic Exhibition of 1888. He was honored as a Knight of the Dannebrog, was awarded the Dannebrogordenens Hæderstegn, and served on the board of the Foreningen for Alderdoms-Friboliger. Personal life Lendor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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