Albert Jensen (25 December 1847 – 26 June 1913) was a Danish architect. He collaborated with

Ferdinand Meldahl Ferdinand Meldahl (16 March 1827 – 3 February 1908) was a Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle after the fire in 1859. Meldahl was one of the leading proponents of historicism in Denmark. Biography He was t ...

on several projects, including the completion of Marble Church in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

and Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall. He also designed the

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department store on

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Early life and education

Albert Jensen was born in 1847, the son of merchant Anders Jensen and Anne née Jørgensen. After his confirmation, he was sent to

where he graduated from the Technical Institute in 1863. He was accepted into the

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of the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

in October 1864 from where he graduated in 1879. He won the Academy's small gold medal in 1874 and its large gold medal in 1876. The latter was accompanied by a travel scholarship which sent him abroad for two and a half years.

Career

After his graduation from the Academy, Jensen worked for

Johan Henrik Nebelong Johan Henrik Nebelong (20 July 1817 – 2 March 1871) was a Danish architect. He worked in Norway from 1840 to 1853 and was best known for interior design work on ''Oscarshall'' (1847–1852). Nebelong also taught at the Royal Academy of Arts in ...

and later

and

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 Centr ...

. His first important works were the completion of the

Frederik's Church Frederik's Church (), popularly known as The Marble Church () for its rococo architecture, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The church forms the focal point of the Frederiksstaden district; it is located due west of A ...

(The Marble Church) and Charlottenborg's new Exhibition Hall in collaboration with Meldahl. Under Meldahl's supervision, he also served as executing architect on the Russian Alexander Nevsky Church according to a design by the Russian architect David Grimm. Jensen and Meldahl also collaborated on the rebuilding of Trolleholm and Trollenäs manors in

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. Later works include the

department store on

. Jensen was an assistant at the Academy's school of architecture from 1879 until 1899. He became a member of the Academy in 1883 and of its governing body from 1890 until 1911. He was Royal Building Inspector from 1902 until 1912. He was chairman of the

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and instrumental in the foundation of its magazine ''Arkitekten''.

Private life

Albert Jensen married Caroline Sophie Nebelong, daughter of

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, on 28 November 1874 in Copenhagen. Their son, Ole Falkentorp, was also an architect.

List of works

(The Marble Church), Copenhagen (1875–94, with

) * Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen (1880–83, partly with

, listed) *

Trolleholm Castle Trolleholm Castle () is a castle in Svalöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. The estate comprises 110 houses and a total of . Originally named Kattisnabbe and later Eriksholm, it has been known since 1424, and was a monastic estate in the ...

, Sweden (1887–89, with Meldahl) *

Trollenäs Castle Trollenäs Castle () is a castle in Eslöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It dates from the 14th century, and has been in the ownership of only two families, Thott and Trolle. The current building goes back to 1559 and was in the late ...

, Scania, Sweden (1891–93, with Meldahl) * Niels Brock School, 18

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/1-3 Ny Toldbodgade (1890) * DFDS Head Office, 26-28 Sankt Annæ Plads/7

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(1891) * ''Frilagerbygningen'',

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(1891–94, demolished in 1973) *

, Copenhagen (1893–94, with Henri Glæsel) * 9B

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, Copenhagen (1901) *

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, Vesterbrogade 65-67, Copenhagen (1903) * Posthus i

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(1905) * New school building, Nykøbing Cathedral School i

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(1906) * Grøndalshuset, Charlottenlund Skov (1907) * G. A. Hagemanns Kollegium, 10 Kristianiagade,

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(1908) Image:Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 01.jpg, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall Image:Magasin du Nord, Kongens Nytorv.jpg,

Image:Larsens Plads 2008 - DFDS.jpg,

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's former head office

References

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