Hans Christian Ondrup (1751-1814), usually referred to as H.C. Ondrup, was a

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master builder, stucco artist and porcelain painter. He constructed a number of buildings in

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in the 1780s and 1800s, most of which have now been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places.

Biography

Ondrup was born in Copenhagen. He worked as a porcelain painter at the Royal Porcelain Manufactury in 1667 and completed an apprenticeship as a stucco artist in 1779. He became a member of the Masons' Guild in 1783 and became a master mason in 1789.

Selected buildings

Ondrup has constructed the following buildings in Copenhagen: *

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5, Copenhagen (1793-1794, with A. Gjedde) *

7 (1794, with A. Gjedde) *

9 (1794, with A. Gjedde) * Gammel Strand 52/

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5 (1797–98) *

Knabrostræde Knabrostræde is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Strøget (Vimmelskaftet/Nygade) in the northwest to Nybrogade at Slotsholmen Canal in the southeast, crossing Strædet (Kompagnistræde) on the way. History The st ...

15 (1797–98) *

1 (1798–99) *

3 (1798) * Rosengården 9 (1811-1812)

References

External links

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