Viggo Dorph-Petersen
Viggo Dorph-Petersen (9 February 1851 in Copenhagen – 23 July 1937 in Perpignan, France) was a Danish architect He is best known for designing French chateaus including Château d'Aubiry.
Also recorded as Viggo T. Dorph-Petersen · Viggo T. Dorph- Petersen · Viggo Theodor Dorph-Petersen
Viggo Dorph-Petersen
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- Name
- Viggo Dorph-Petersen
- Born
- 9 February 1851
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- 23 July 1937
- Place of death
- Perpignan, France
- Occupation
- Architect
- Known for
- Designing French chateaus
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Movements
- Catalan modernism
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
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Viggo Dorph-Petersen lived from 1851 to 1937 and was an architect.
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The birth of Viggo Dorph-Petersen is recorded in 1851, and the death in 1937.
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Key facts
• Name — Viggo Dorph-Petersen • Born — 9 February 1851 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — 23 July 1937 • Place of death — Perpignan, France • Occupation — Architect • Known for — Designing French chateaus
Selected works
Selected works
• Château de Valmy (1888) • Château d'Aubiry (1893) • Illustration — Château d'Aubiry in 2011
Identity
Identity
Viggo Dorph-Petersen is recorded as architect. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: Château d'Aubiry, Château de Valmy, Casino de Vernet-les-Bains and Château du Parc Ducup.
La façade sud du château d'Aubiry à Céret, vue depuis le parc.
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Travaux de démolition des murs d'enceinte, inscrit monument historique, du parc et du château, réalisés sans permis validé en mai 2022 à Céret.
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Life and career
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1851
Viggo Dorph-Petersen born at Barfredshøj.
1884
Casino de Vernet-les-Bains.
1892
Château du Parc Ducup.
1904
Château d'Aubiry.
1937
Viggo Dorph-Petersen died at Perpignan.
1938
Maternité suisse d'Elne.
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Barfredshøj.
Birth place
Perpignan.
Death place
Primary material
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3558136: Viggo Dorph-Petersen
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- “Viggo Dorph-Petersen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Architekten Ugehaefte, Copenhague, 1931, .
- 2.Fous-Berthier Alain, in MonsieurViggo Dorph Petersen (ADPO : 141 J 112), Perpignan, le .
- 3.Parent André Parent, directeur des archives municipales de Perpignan in L'Indépendant, .
- 4.Castañer Munoz Esteban, « L'éclectisme dans l'architecture roussillonnaise de la Fin de Siècle » dans le catalogue de l'exposition « La Belle Époque dels Bardou », 2011, .
- 5.« Château d'Aubiry », dans La Construction moderne, , .
- 6.Copie de l'extrait du testament ADPO : 141J 112.
- 7.Fous-Berthier Alain, in Monsieur Viggo Dorph Petersen (ADPO : 141 J 112), Perpignan, le .
- 8.Notice sur le site de la DRAC Languedoc-Roussillon.
- 9.Chateaudepourteils.com - Château de Pourteils est un château de luxe et de…. chateaudepourteils.com via Wikiwix.
- 10.La Clau - Perpignan: menaces sur une villa de Petersen, auteur du château de Valmy - Société. www.la-clau.net.
- 11.La maison Combes-Jacomet à Perpignan sauvée in extrémis. France Bleu. 2018-10-11.
- 12.La maison Combe-Jacomet doit être préservée ; c'est une oeuvre de l'architecte V. Dorph-Petersen !. www.letc.fr.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Jean Marie Rosenstein, Études Roussillonnaises, Tome XVI, 1998.
- Jean Francis Pecresse, Bernard Carbonell : extravagance, bourgeoisie et luxe contemporain, in Les Échos série limitée, , 2007.
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