Johan Cornelius Krieger
Illustration — Fredensborg Palace Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a Danish architect and landscape architect, who from the 1720s served as both the country's chief architect, and head of the royal gardens. Krieger oversaw the construction of Fredensborg Palace and its gardens, as well as an expansion of Frydenlund Manor. He also designed or redeveloped the gardens of Frederiksberg Palace (now Frederiksberg Park), Clausholm Castle, Rosenborg Castle, Hirschholm Palace, and Odense Palace.
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Johan Cornelius Krieger
Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683-1755) · Public domain
- Born
- 1683 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1755 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages
- Danish
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Illustration — Fredensborg Palace Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a Danish architect and landscape architect, who from the 1720s served as both the country's chief architect, and head of the royal gardens. Krieger oversaw the construction of Fredensborg Palace and its gardens, as well as an expansion of Frydenlund Manor. He also designed or redeveloped the gardens of Frederiksberg Palace (now Frederiksberg Park), Clausholm Castle, Rosenborg Castle, Hirschholm Palace, and Odense Palace.
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Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was an architect, of Danish nationality. The architect was born and died in Copenhagen. Languages used include Danish.
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Following the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, he was involved in the plan to reconstruct the city using brick-faced houses, establishing by March 1729 a brick works and, in partnership with Vice Admiral Ulrich Kaas, a lime kiln and a sawmill in Christianshavn He was an exponent of the baroque architecture and was influenced by the French formal garden style of André Le Nôtre.
On 8 March 1712, he married Anna Matthisen (1692–1760). He died on 21 September 1755 in Copenhagen.
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• Batzke's House, Hillerød, Denmark (1720) • Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, Denmark (1720s) • Lindholm, Lejre Municipality (c. 1730)
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Johan Cornelius Krieger is recorded as architect.
Rendering to one of the so-called "ildebrandshuse" ("fire houses" that was built in large numbers after the Copenhagen Fire of 1728. This one was for Østergade and was designed by Johan Cornelius Krieger.
Johan Cornelius Krieger
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1683
Johan Cornelius Krieger was born in 1683 at Copenhagen.
1755
Johan Cornelius Krieger died in 1755 at Copenhagen.
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- 1.Oxford University Press. Krieger, Johan Cornelius. The Oxford Companion to the Garden. 269. 2006. 0-19-866255-6.
- 2.Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen. Johan Cornelius Krieger. Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal.
- 3.Fisker, Kay. "The History of Domestic Architecture in Denmark." The Architecture of Denmark. Aarhus: Aarhus U, 1949. E-Book.
- 4.Eremit website page 628
- 5.Store norske leksikon. Johan Cornelius Krieger.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Johann Cornelius Krieger and Johannes Cornelius Krieger. His recorded language was Danish. One child is recorded: Johan Cornelius Krieger.
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