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Harald Bødtker
Harald Waldemar Bødtker (May 10, 1855 – March 12, 1925) was a Norwegian architect. Biography Bødtker was born at Overhalla Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was raised in the Namdalen valley. He started his career as an assistant for architects Henrik Nissen and Holm Munthe in Kristiania (now Oslo). He attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna where he studied under Danish born architect Theophilus Hansen from 1880 to 1883. He then worked as assistant to Theophilus Hansen in Vienna until around 1889. Bødtker worked at German based architectural offices in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro from 1890 to 1892. He then spent time as construction manager in Petrópolis which was the summer residence of the Brazilian Emperors and aristocrats in the 19th century.Trond Marinus Indahl ''Harald Bødtker'' Norsk kunstnerleksikon In 1896, he opened his own architectural practice at Kristiania. Bødtker was the municipal architect for Aker Municipality from 1899 to 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namdalen
Namdalen () is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Namsos Municipality, Namsos, Grong Municipality, Grong, Overhalla Municipality, Overhalla, Røyrvik Municipality, Røyrvik, Nærøysund Municipality, Nærøysund, Høylandet Municipality, Høylandet, Flatanger Municipality, Flatanger, Lierne Municipality, Lierne, Leka Municipality, Leka, and Namsskogan Municipality, Namsskogan, all in Trøndelag county. The district has three List of towns and cities in Norway, towns: Namsos (town), Namsos, Rørvik and Kolvereid. The whole district covers about and has about 35,000 residents (2009). The district surrounds the Namdalen valley and the river Namsen, one of the best salmon rivers in Europe (only the Tana River (Norway), Tana river in Finnmark yields a larger catch of salmon). Agriculture and forestry have always been important in Namdalen. Norway spruce is the most prevalent tree species. The grain fields in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
