Hans Jørgen Holm
Encyclopedia
Hans Jørgen Holm was a Danish architect. A pupil of Johan Daniel Herholdt
, he became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the National Romantic style
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in 1835 studied at its College of Advanced Technology
before being admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated in 1855. In the same time he worked for Gustav Friederich Hetsch and Johan Daniel Herholdt
. From 1883-1908 he was a Professor at the Academy.
Johan Daniel Herholdt
Johan Daniel Herholdt was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century...
, he became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the National Romantic style
National Romantic Style
The National Romantic style was a Nordic architectural style that was part of the national romantic movement during the late 19th and early 20th century. Designers turned to early Medieval and even prehistoric precedents to construct a style appropriate to the perceived character of a people...
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Biography
Hans Jørgen Holm was born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in 1835 studied at its College of Advanced Technology
Technical University of Denmark
The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the...
before being admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated in 1855. In the same time he worked for Gustav Friederich Hetsch and Johan Daniel Herholdt
Johan Daniel Herholdt
Johan Daniel Herholdt was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century...
. From 1883-1908 he was a Professor at the Academy.
Selected works
- Diakonissestiftelsen, the first three wings (1873–76)
- Rysensteen GymnasiumRysensteen GymnasiumRysensteen Gymnasium is a gymnasium in Copenhagen, DenmarkIt was founded by Laura Engelhardt and opened in 1881.-Notable alumni:With graduation dates:* 1931 Kirsten Auken – politician* 1944 Bodil Udsen – actress...
, then Tietgensgades School, Copenhagen (1885–86) - Cattle Market (1885–86) witj slaughterhouses (1887), Brown Meatpacking DistrictMeatpacking District, Copenhagenthumb|Entrance to Øksnehallenthumb|Slagtehusgade, former slaughterhouses in the Brown Meat District, now housing various creative venuesthumb|Detail of main building, the White Kødby...
, Copenhagen - Vestre CemeteryVestre CemeteryVestre Cemetery is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark.Beautifully landscaped, it also serves as an important open space,...
, Copenhagen (1883-) - Northern Chapel, Vestre Cemetery (1892)
- Southern Chapel, now the focal point of the Crossroads Project, Vestre Cemetery (1905)
- Museum of Geology, Copenhagen (1888–93)
- Skive Church, Skive (1896–98)
- Royal Danish Library, SlotsholmenSlotsholmenSlotsholmen is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1166-67 at the site where Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament lies today...
, Copenhagen (1898–1906)