Martin Borch (1 March 1852 – 8 February 1937) was a

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Biography

Borch was born at Skerngaard near

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. From 1886 to 1916, Borch was a permanent architect for the Danish sugar manufacturing company, De Danske Spritfabrikker. As a royal building inspector, he received many commissions for the

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and

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. From 1893 to 1899, he was an assistant at the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Dan ...

, School of Architecture. He received the

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twice: in 1894 and in 1901. Borch was a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and received the

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Personal life

He was married in 1880 to Marie Henriette Nyrop (1853–1943). Martin Borch died in Copenhagen and was buried at Hørsholm Kirkegård.

Works

* Gisselfeldhusene * Expansion of the Den Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole,

Bülowsvej Bülowsvej is a street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Gammel Kongevej in the south to Åboulevard in the north, linking Madvigs Allé with Brohusgade. The University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus (Univer ...

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, Copenhagen * Landsarkivet i Århus (1887) * Provincial Archives of Funen (1893) * Gårdbogård in

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(1893) * Skoven Kirke (1897) * Brattingsborg manor,

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(1898) * New facade for the organ in Køge Kirke (ca. 1900) * St. Andrew's Church, Copenhagen (1901) * The garden wing for

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(1902) * Snubbekorset (1903) * Magasinbygningen at Københavns Universitet (1905–1907) * Ungdomshjem in

Aarup Aarup is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 3,259 (1 January 2022),Aaruphallen's present building) (1908) * Arcade at

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on Købmagergade opposite

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(1908) *

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on Tagensvej (1910) * Royal Mint,

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155m Copenhagen (1923) * The student dormitory Studentergården in Copenhagen (1923).Studentergaarden : Om Studentergaarden

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Danish architects 1852 births 1937 deaths People from Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog {{Denmark-architect-stub

Biography

Personal life

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