Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen (born 24 April 1932 in

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

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) is the leading architect of the Faroe Islands. He is also a graphic artist and author of publications about the Faroese church.

Life

Jákup Pauli was born in 1932 to the fashion designer Liffa Gregoriussen (née Arge) and the sailor Magnus Gregoriussen. He was educated at the architectural school of the

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. Among his best-known buildings are the

Listasavn Føroya City map detail of Tórshavn, the museum is marked red. Listasavn Føroya (National Gallery of the Faroe Islands) is an art museum in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gal ...

(1970) and its extension to become the National Art Museum in 1993. As a graphic artist, he designed stamps for the

Postverk Føroya Posta is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1 April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. On 16 December 2005, it became a public joint stock company under the name P/F Postverk Føroya (retroactive from 1 Januar ...

and illustrated books. His main themes are views of towns and villages, not only in the Faroes but also from his travels, including, amongst others,

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, and

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. In 1998, he was awarded the Faroese Literature Prize (''M. A. Jacobsens Heiðursløn'') for his four volume work about the Faroese churches (1995–1999). It is his bibliophilic masterpiece, luxuriously illustrated and informative about the Faroese churches and the

history of the Faroe Islands The early details of the history of the Faroe Islands are unclear. It is possible that Brendan, an Irish monk, sailed past the islands during his North Atlantic voyage in the 6th century. He saw an 'Island of Sheep' and a 'Paradise of Birds,' w ...

from a regional point of view. Gregoriussen is an important advisor on the restoration of Faroese churches.

Buildings

*1979: Faroese National Library *Broadcasting building in Útvarp Føroya *Pharmacy in

Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first ...

*New savings bank in

*1995:

Stamps

The stamps he drew for the

are representative of Gregoriussen's graphical artwork. *Old farmhouses, February 9, 1987, engraved by

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(series of 4 stamps) *Old houses in

Norðragøta Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta is a village on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. Overview The municipality of Gøta (''Gøtu kommuna'') was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consis ...

, October 5, 1992 (series of 4 stamps) * Suðuroy, January 26, 2004 (

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of 10 stamps) *Christmas stamps, September 20, 2004; they depict the largest churches of the Suðuroy island, in

Vágur Vágur meaning ''Bay'' ( da, Våg) is a town on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the ...

and

Tvøroyri Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. The village is considered ...

Books

For the books where Gregoriussen was not the author, but only contributed the illustrations, the name of the author is given. *''Ferðatekningar''. Tórshavn: Egið forlag, 1986 (50 p., travel drawings, self-published) *''

, vár miðstøð og borg''. Gøta: Aldan, 1989 (110 p., drawings of Tórshavn) * Jógvan Arge: ''Havnarmenn í Gundadali:

Havnar Bóltfelag Havnar Bóltfelag (HB, lit. 'Harbour football club') is a Faroese football club, and is one of the oldest in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the city of Tórshavn. Home matches are played in Gundadalur and ...

1904–1954''. Tórshavn: Havnar Bóltfelag, 1994. (256 p., festschrift "90 Years HB Tórshavn") *''Kirkjurnar í Føroyum''. In Faroese, in four volumes. The author has opulently illustrated these books (award-winning, definitive work). **''Gomlu trækirkjurnar''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1995 (227 p., about the old wooden churches
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**''Eldru hválvkirkjurnar''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1997 (308 p., about the older vaulted churches; English summary: ''The Old Vaulted Churches'', p. 306–308
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**''Yngru hválvkirkjurnar''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1998. (316 p., about the newer vaulted churches; English summary: ''The New Vaulted Churches'', p. 314–316
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**''Nýggjaru kirkjurnar''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 1999 (326 p., about the newer churches; English summary: ''Modern Churches in Faroe'', p. 324–326
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*''Tórshavn vár miðstøð og borg II: tekningar úr Havn''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 2000. (104 p., drawings from Tórshavn, including 85 coloured drawings, 2nd volume. Summary in Danish and English) *''Um heimsins borgir''. Velbastað: Forlagið í Støplum, 2002. (112 p., "Über die Prachtbauten der Welt") (''In German'')

Literature

*Gunnar Hoydal, Palle Dyreborg, Curt von Jessen, Karen Zahle, Kim Dirckinck-Holmfeld: ''Færøsk arkitektur = Architecture on the Faroe Islands''. Copenhagen: Arkitektens Forlag, 1996. (166 p., Danish and English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregoriussen, Jakup Pauli 1932 births Living people People from Tórshavn Danish architects Faroese writers Faroese stamp designers Faroese artists Faroese Literature Prize recipients Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni