Ewert Janssen or Evert Janssen (died c. 1692) was a

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architect who became a royal masterbuilder in 1668. His greatest achievement was

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Life and achievements

Ewert Janssen, along with

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a few years later, was one of the great masterbuilders of the absolute monarchy which, instituted by Frederick III, played an important part in supporting architectural developments.Ewert Janssen. From KunstIndeks Danmark.
In Danish. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

Stairway at Gjorslev

In 1665, Janssen completed his first major achievement with a connecting stairway at the medieval Gjorslev Castle in the south of

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. It appears to have been copied from an earlier design by Dutch architect

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Skanderborg Castle

After his appointment as royal masterbuilder in 1668, he prepared a number of drawings showing how Skanderborg Castle could, for a reasonably small sum, be adapted to the style of the period, possibly for the use of Crown Princess Charlotte Amalie. The work was, however, not carried out.

Charlottenborg

His original drawings for

appear once again to have been based on Vingboom's plans for Amsterdam's city hall which is now the royal residence. It was only thanks to

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's significant alterations that the building has a style of its own. Nevertheless, it is considered to be one of Denmark's architectural masterpieces. Nysø

Nysø Manor

Janssen is also credited with the design of several manor houses in southern Sealand, the most impressive being

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, the first Baroque building of its kind in Denmark.

Other contributions

*Manor house near Frederiksdal,

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(c. 1670) *Riding arena at

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(1669, demolished 1740) *Gjethuset: theatre on

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(1671, demolished 1673) *Søkvæsthuset, Kvæsthusgade, Gopenhagen (1684, now demolished) *Plans for

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(c. 1690)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Ewert Danish Baroque architects Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown 1692 deaths