Holger Sinding-Larsen
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Petter Andreas Holger Sinding-Larsen (July 5, 1869 – December 12, 1938) was a Norwegian
architect
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He was born in Oslo
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In 1920 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games. He created a "Building plan of a physical culture school".
Sinding-Larsen is the only Norwegian medalist in art competition.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
architect
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
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He was born in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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In 1920 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games. He created a "Building plan of a physical culture school".
Sinding-Larsen is the only Norwegian medalist in art competition.