Harald Kaas (19 May 1868 – 5 December 1953) was a

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architect. Kaas was born in Christiania (now

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

), Norway. He studied at the

Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry The National College of Art and Design ( no, Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) was established in 1818. In 1996 the National College of Art and Design became part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts (''Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo'', KHiO). ...

, then at Baugewerkschule in Eckernförde and finally at Polytechnicum in

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. He worked for a couple of years in the

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. He was employed by the

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from 1908 to 1914, and designed stations on the

Arendal Line The Arendal Line ( no, Arendalsbanen) is a long railway line between Arendal and Simonstad in Norway. At Nelaug, north of Arendal, the line intersects with the Sørland Line. The southern section is electrified and provides a feeder passenger ...

Bergen Line The Bergen Line or the Bergen Railway ( no, Bergensbanen or nn, Bergensbana), is a long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Osl ...

and Solør Line for the company. Kaas died on 5 December 1953 and was buried on 20 May 1954 at

Vår Frelsers gravlund The Cemetery of Our Saviour ( no, Vår Frelsers gravlund) is a cemetery in Oslo, Norway, located north of Hammersborg in Gamle Aker district. It is located adjacent to the older Old Aker Cemetery and was created in 1808 as a result of the great ...

in Oslo.

Selected works

Vestfossen Station Vestfossen Station ( no, Vestfossen stasjon) is a railway station located at the village of Vestfossen in Øvre Eiker, Norway on the railway Sørlandet Line. The station is served by local train service L12 between Kongsberg via Oslo to Eidsvoll ...

on Sørlandsbanen (1871) * Fåberg Station on

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(1894) * Kolbotn Station on Østfoldbanen (1895)

References

Selected works 1868 births 1953 deaths Architects from Oslo Norwegian expatriates in Germany Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Norwegian State Railways (1883–1996) people Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour {{norway-architect-stub