Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen
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Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
, Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
) is the leading architect of the Faroe Islands. He is also a graphic artist and author of publications about the Faroese church
Church of the Faroe Islands
The Church of the Faroe Islands was a diocese of the Lutheran Church of Denmark until it became independent on 29 July 2007, as the smallest of the world's few remaining state churches....
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Life
Jákup Pauli was born in 1932 to the fashion designer Liffa Gregoriussen (née Arge) and the sailor Magnus Gregoriussen. He was educated at the architectural school of the Royal Danish Academy of ArtRoyal Danish Academy of Art
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts has provided a practice-oriented complement to the scholarly investigation of the arts carried out at Danish universities for more than 250 years, playing a crucial part in the development of the distinctive tradition of the art of Denmark.- History :The Royal...
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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Among his best-known buildings are the Listasavn Føroya (1970) and its extension to become the National Art Museum in 1993. As a graphic artist, he designed stamp
Postage stamp
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s for the Postverk Føroya
Postverk Føroya
Posta is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1 April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. On 16 December 2005, it became a public joint stock company under the name P/F Postverk Føroya ....
and illustrated books. His main themes are views of towns and villages, not only in the Faroes but also from his travels, including, amongst others, Russia
Russia
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, Poland
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, Rome
Rome
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, and Egypt
Egypt
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In 1998, he was awarded the Faroese Literature Prize
Faroese Literature Prize
Faroese Literature Prize, also known as the M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn, is a prize for Faroese literature that began in Tórshavnar kommuna in 1958. Its winners include Heðin Brú and Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen.- List over Faroese Literature Prize Winners :...
(M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn) for his four volume work about the Faroese churches (1995–1999). It is his bibliophilic masterpiece, luxuriously illustrated and informative about the Faroese churches and the history of the Faroe Islands
History of the Faroe Islands
-Pre-Norse history:The early details of Faroese history are rather nebulous. It is possible that Saint Brendan, an Irish monk sailed past the islands during his North Atlantic voyage in the 6th century...
from a regional point of view. Gregoriussen is an important advisor on the restoration of Faroese churches.
Buildings
Under construction- 1979: Faroese National Library
- Broadcasting building in Útvarp Føroya
- Pharmacy in KlaksvíkKlaksvíkKlaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....
- New savings bank in TórshavnTórshavnTórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
Stamps
The stamps he drew for the Postverk FøroyaPostverk Føroya
Posta is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1 April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. On 16 December 2005, it became a public joint stock company under the name P/F Postverk Føroya ....
are representative of Gregoriussen's graphical artwork.
- Old farmhouses, February 9, 1987, engraved by Czesław Słania (series of 4 stamps)
- Old houses in NorðragøtaNorðragøta- Overview :Norðragøta is also just referred to as Gøta. The municipality of Gøta was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of...
, October 5, 1992 (series of 4 stamps) - SuðuroySuðuroySuðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
, January 26, 2004 (miniature sheetMiniature sheetA souvenir sheet or miniature sheet is a small group of postage stamps still attached to the sheet on which they were printed. They may be either regular issues that just happen to be printed in small groups , or special issues often commemorating some event, such as a national anniversary,...
of 10 stamps) - Christmas stamps, September 20, 2004; they depict the largest churches of the SuðuroySuðuroySuðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
island, in VágurVágurVágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur...
and TvøroyriTvøroyriTvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands....
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Books
For the books where Gregoriussen was not the author, but only contributed the illustrations, the name of the author is given.- Ferðatekningar. Tórshavn: Egið forlag, 1986 (50 p., travel drawings, self-published)
- TórshavnTórshavnTórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
, vár miðstøð og borg. Gøta: Aldan, 1989 (110 p., drawings of Tórshavn) - Jógvan Arge: Havnarmenn í Gundadali: Havnar BóltfelagHavnar BóltfelagHB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
1904–1954. Tórshavn: Havnar Bóltfelag, 1994. (256 p., festschrift "90 Years HB Tórshavn") - Kirkjurnar í Føroyum. In Faroese, in four volumes. The author has opulently illustrated these books (award-winning, definitive work).
- Gomlu trækirkjurnar. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1995 ISBN 99918-914-0-4 (227 p., about the old wooden churches) Information
- Eldru hválvkirkjurnar. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1997 ISBN 99918-914-1-2 (308 p., about the older vaulted churches; English summary: The Old Vaulted Churches, p. 306–308) Information
- Yngru hválvkirkjurnar. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1998. ISBN 99918-914-2-0 (316 p., about the newer vaulted churches; English summary: The New Vaulted Churches, p. 314–316) Information
- Nýggjaru kirkjurnar. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1999 ISBN 99918-914-3-9 (326 p., about the newer churches; English summary: Modern Churches in Faroe, p. 324–326) Information
- Tórshavn vár miðstøð og borg II: tekningar úr Havn. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 2000. ISBN 99918-914-4-7 (104 p., drawings from Tórshavn, including 85 coloured drawings, 2nd volume. Summary in Danish and English)
- Um heimsins borgir. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 2002. ISBN 99918-914-5-5 (112 p., "Über die Prachtbauten der Welt") (In German)
Literature
- Gunnar Hoydal, Palle Dyreborg, Curt von Jessen, Karen Zahle, Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld: Færøsk arkitektur = Architecture on the Faroe Islands. Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1996. ISBN 87-7407-159-9 (166 p., Danish and English)