Ludvig Knudsen
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Ludvig Harald Knudsen was a Historicist
Danish
architect. He mainly designed churches, including St. Stephen's Church in Copenhagen's Nørrebro
district.
. He apprenticed as a carpenter and was then admittted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1860 where he studied under Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
. After his graduation in 1869, he worked for both Christian Hansen
and Ferdinand Meldahl. In 1871 he assumed a position as Building Inspector in Copenhagen.
He designed a number of churches as well as various other sacral buildings. He was also responsible for the restoration of the Reformed Church and the Garrison Church in Copenhagen.
Historicism (art)
Historicism refers to artistic styles that draw their inspiration from copying historic styles or artisans. After neo-classicism, which could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century saw a new historicist phase marked by a return to a more ancient classicism, in particular in...
Danish
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. He mainly designed churches, including St. Stephen's Church in Copenhagen's Nørrebro
Nørrebro
Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
district.
Biography
Ludvig Knudsen was born on 18 August 1843 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...
. He apprenticed as a carpenter and was then admittted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1860 where he studied under Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch was a German-born, Danish architect.Hetsch was born in Stuttgart and studied at the University of Tübingen and in Paris, where his teacher was Charles Percier. After finishing his studies, he worked for Jean-Baptiste Rondelet on the Church of Sainte-Geneviève...
. After his graduation in 1869, he worked for both Christian Hansen
Christian Hansen (architect)
Hans Christian Hansen was a Historicist Danish architect who worked 18 years in Greece where he was active in the transformation of Athens from a small town to the country's capital and an international metropolis...
and Ferdinand Meldahl. In 1871 he assumed a position as Building Inspector in Copenhagen.
He designed a number of churches as well as various other sacral buildings. He was also responsible for the restoration of the Reformed Church and the Garrison Church in Copenhagen.
Selected buildings
- St. Andrew's Church, Ordrup, Denmark (1871–72)
- St. Stephen's Church, NørrebroNørrebroNørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
, Copenhagen (1873–74) - Royal Orphanage, Copenhagen (1879–80)
- Bethesda Mission House, Israels Plads, Copenhagen (1881–82)
- St. Clement's Church, BornholmBornholmBornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
, Denmark (1881–82) - Shooting Range WallSkydebanehavenSkydebanehaven is a small public park in the heart of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its name refers to the former shooting range of the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society which used to be located on the site...
, Royal Copenhagen Shooting SocietyRoyal Copenhagen Shooting SocietyThe Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society was founded some time before 1443 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Originally it served to train citizens to contribute to the defence of the city but by the 18th century its activities were of a purely ceremonial and social nature...
, Copenhagen (1887) - Church of Peace, Nørrebro, Copenhagen (1899)
- Rungsted Church, RungstedRungstedRungsted is a neighborhood in the city of Hørsholm in the Hørsholm Municipality of Øresund, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The center of Hørsholm is located two kilometers west of Rungsted...
, Denmark (1905–07)