Ewert Janssen or Evert Janssen (died c. 1692) was a Danish architect who became a royal masterbuilder in 1668. His greatest achievement was

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Life and achievements

Ewert Janssen, along with

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Stairway at Gjorslev

In 1665, Janssen completed his first major achievement with a connecting stairway at the medieval Gjorslev Castle in the south of

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. It appears to have been copied from an earlier design by Dutch architect Philips Vingboons.

Skanderborg Castle

After his appointment as royal masterbuilder in 1668, he prepared a number of drawings showing how Skanderborg Castle could, for a reasonably small sum, be adapted to the style of the period, possibly for the use of Crown Princess Charlotte Amalie. The work was, however, not carried out.

Charlottenborg

His original drawings for

appear once again to have been based on Vingboom's plans for Amsterdam's city hall which is now the royal residence. It was only thanks to Lambert van Haven's significant alterations that the building has a style of its own. Nevertheless, it is considered to be one of Denmark's architectural masterpieces. Nysø

Nysø Manor

Janssen is also credited with the design of several manor houses in southern Sealand, the most impressive being Nysø Manor, the first Baroque building of its kind in Denmark.

Other contributions

*Manor house near Frederiksdal,

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(c. 1670) *Riding arena at

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(1669, demolished 1740) *Gjethuset: theatre on

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(1671, demolished 1673) *Søkvæsthuset, Kvæsthusgade, Gopenhagen (1684, now demolished) *Plans for Clausholm Castle (c. 1690)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Ewert Danish Baroque architects Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 1692 deaths