Hans Linstow

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Portrait of Linstow by Carl Peter Lehmann, 1842
Norwegian Royal Palace (front)
Linstow's 1838 plan to connect the Royal Palace and Christiania, with a monumental square to be surrounded by the University, Parliament and other public buildings

Hans Ditlev Franciscus (Frants) von Linstow (4 May 1787 – 10 June 1851) was a

Karl Johans gate
. [1]

Background

Hans Ditlev Franciscus von Linstow was born in Hørsholm,

Copenhagen University in 1812. He first studied painting and drawings at the Art Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark, while he at the same time studied law
. [2]

Career

After finalizing these studies in 1812, he went to

military engineers. He did not, however, complete this military education, but studied architecture at the same time. He worked at the Danish Royal Court in 1814, but at the dissolution of the union between Denmark and Norway the same year, he went to Norway and worked in 1815–1820 as a military lawyer at the cavalry. In 1818, he was one of the initiators of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Christiania. He taught, first plaster, and later building construction until he took his leave in 1840.[2]

In 1823, he was commissioned to design the new Royal Palace (Det Kongelige Slott) in Christiania and create the surrounding park, where he also drew the guards' house. He also helped his friend, the writer Henrik Wergeland in constructing his new house Grotten in the outskirts of the park. Both these buildings are examples of his early use of the Swiss chalet style in his drawings.[3]

Since the Royal Palace was erected outside the main city area, Linstow proposed a plan in 1838 to connect the palace to the city. The main parts of this plan were realized in what is now the main boulevard and tourist area, the Karl Johans gate. In 1828–1835, Linstow worked on a set of standard drawings for Norwegian churches. About seventy different churches were erected all over Norway based on these drawings.[2] [4]

Legacy

In 1885, a street Linstows gate in Christiania was named for him.

Selected works

  • Gjesdal Church
    Gjesdal Church
  • Rugsund Church
    Rugsund Church
  • Nærbø gamle Church
    Nærbø gamle Church
  • Flekkefjord Church
    Flekkefjord Church
  • Vikøy Church
    Vikøy Church
  • Grue Church
    Grue Church

References

  1. ^ Bjørn Cappelen. Hans Ditlev Frantz Linstow Norsk biografisk leksikon
  2. ^ a b c Anne Lise Thygesen. "Hans Ditlev Frantz von Linstow". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Architecture of the Royal Palace (Kongehuset.no)
  4. ^ Jens Christian Eldal (20 February 2017). "Hans Ditlev Frantz von Linstow". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.