Architect (1756-1845)
C.F. Hansen had a major impact on the appearance of Copenhagen after the fires of 1795 and 1807. He was summoned home from Altona, which in those days was Danish, in order to help with the rebuilding. The City Hall and Law Courts, The Cathedral Church of Our Lady and Christiansborg Palace Chapel are all examples of his simple yet powerful style. This is characterised among other things by sparse decoration, unadorned wall faces and large Ionic columns. The buildings represent some of the most outstanding achievements of Danish neo-classicism.
Among the places where C.F. Hansen found inspiration were ancient Greece and Rome. He put his motifs together in a new and surprising way with a great sense of proportion and monumentality. His teachers N.H. Jardin and C.F. Harsdorff also had great influence on his mode of expression.
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Facts
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1766
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Admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 10
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1779
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Awarded the Academy’s major gold medal
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1785-1804
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Regional Director of Architecture, Holstein
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1808
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Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
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Selected Works
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1810-1816
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Metropolitan School
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1813-1826
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Copenhagen City Hall and Law Courts
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1826
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Christiansborg Palace Chapel
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1828
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Christiansborg Palace
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1829
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The Cathedral Church of Our Lady
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