Thorvald Bindesbøll
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Thorvald Bindesbøll was a Danish
architect
. He was one of Denmark's most important architects at the turn of the twentieth century.
To the rest of the world, he is best known as the creator of the Carlsberg label, which has remained unchanged since it was introduced.
He was born into an architectural family; he was the son of Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
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Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. He was one of Denmark's most important architects at the turn of the twentieth century.
To the rest of the world, he is best known as the creator of the Carlsberg label, which has remained unchanged since it was introduced.
He was born into an architectural family; he was the son of Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Michael Gottlieb Birckner Bindesbøll was a Danish architect active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century. Most known for his design of Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen, he was a key figure in the stylistic shift in Danish architecture from late classicism to Historicism...
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