![Kristofer Lange](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Kristofer_Lange.jpg)
Kristofer Andreas Lange (6 September 1886 – 27 April 1977) was a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
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architect
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.
He was born in Kristiania (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 of ...
), Norway. He was son of architect
Balthazar Lange
Balthazar Conrad Lange (25 March 1854 - 13 September 1937) was a Norwegian architect.
Personal life
He was born in Asker as a son of customs treasurer and lieutenant colonel Christopher Andreas Lange (1808–1888) and Anne Birgithe Falsen. He ...
(1854-1937) and his wife, Elise Klöcker (1857-1934).
He attended the
Royal Arts School (1905–09) and Kristiania Technical School (1909). He continued his studies at
Königlich Technische Hochschule, Charlottenburg in Berlin (1911–12). He worked as an assistant of architect
Henrik Bull
Henrik Bull (28 March 1864 – 2 June 1953) was a Norwegian architect and designer. Among his works are the Paulus Church at Grünerløkka in Oslo, the National Theater, the Historical Museum in Oslo, and the Government Building. He also d ...
(1909–11) and (1912–13). He established his own practice in Kristiania during 1915.
He received a number of municipal government assignments and is most associated with the regulation plan ''Solgryten'' for the area
Sogn
Sogn is a traditional district in Western Norway ''(Vestlandet)''. It is located in the county of Vestland, surrounding the Sognefjord, the largest/longest fjord in Norway. The district of Sogn consists of the municipalities of Aurland, Balestra ...
along the
Sognsvann Line in
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 of ...
during the 1920s.
Gallery
File:Eckersbergs gate 61 I.JPG, Eckersbergs gate 61
File:Briskebyveien 84.jpg, Briskebyveien 84
File:Løvenskiolds gate 24.jpg, Løvenskiolds gate 24
File:Schives gate 1 (2016).jpg, Schives gate 1
File:Oslo majorstuhuset rk 168546 IMG 2895.JPG, Majorstuhuset in Oslo
References
1886 births
1977 deaths
Architects from Oslo
Technical University of Berlin alumni
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