Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth (1817–1863) was a Danish-Norwegian

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. Stylistically, his architectural works range from late

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. He was particularly interested in "Old Norse" ornamentation, which he produced in a number of his architectural drawings. In 1840 he completed his education at the

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. Shortly after leaving the Academy of Fine Arts, he moved to

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, where he first worked as a bricklayer, and eventually joined forces with Theodor Christian Broch in business together. Together they designed the new hospital in Trondheim, which was completed in 1845. Stockfleth moved to Bergen in 1844 and spent the rest of his life there. He was interested in art and culture and several initiatives to establish his own school, with a basic introduction to architecture, first in Trondheim in 1842 and then in Bergen from 1844, where he also became head teacher. From 1851 it was named The Public Drawing School in Bergen. He was considered the architect behind the Labor Association's assembly hall (1858–1860). He worked with

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in connection with the construction of the

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. He also designed several churches in

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, including

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(1857), Strandvik Church (1857),

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(1857–1861), Selje Church (1866), and

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(1867). Some of these buildings were not completed until after his death. He also participated in the reconstruction of the Kaupanger Stave Church in

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in 1862.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stockfleth, Frederik Hannibal 1817 births 1863 deaths Architects from Bergen 19th-century Norwegian architects