Axel Preisler(12 May 1871 – 25 September 1930) was a Danish architect.

History

Preisler was born in Odense where his father was a merchant. He completed a carpenter's apprenticeship in his home town and studied at Odense Technical College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' school of architecture in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

in 1890. He worked as an assistant in the architectural practices of Valdemar Ingemann,

Vilhelm Dahlerup Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup (4 August 1836 – 24 January 1907) was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings ...

and

Heinrich Wenck Heinrich (Henry) Emil Charles Wenck (10 March 1851 – 3 February 1936) was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. During the yea ...

propr to his graduation in 1899. He was represented at Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1918, 1921 and 1922. He was also active in the Architects' Association and was its chairman in 1930.

Selected works

* Værnedamsvej 4 B, Copenhagen (1897–98) * Warehouse, Prinsessegade/ Bodenhoffs Plads,

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, Copenhagen (1898–99, demolished) * Ulrichsens Stiftelse (rear wing), Wesselsgade 12 A, Copenhagen (1901) * Apartment building, Ahlmanns Allé 15A/Søbøtkers Allé,

Hellerup Hellerup () is a very affluent district of Gentofte Municipality in the suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The most urban part of the district is centred on Strandvejen and is bordered by Østerbro to the south and the Øresund to the east. It compri ...

(1903) *

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6, Copenhagen (1904) * Fredensborg Water Tower,

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janua ...

(1905–06) * Odensegade 23–25 (1906, sammen med

Povl Baumann Povl Erik Raimund Baumann (9 November 1878 – 3 July 1963) was a Danish architect who was a central figure during the transition from Neoclassicism to Functionalism in Danish residential architecture. In 1910, he was one of the founders of ''De ...

) *

Frederiksberg Allé Frederiksberg Allé is a tree-lined avenue which runs through the southernmost part of the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects Vesterbrogade at Værnedamsvej to Frederiksberg Runddel in front of the main entrance to Frederik ...

66, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (1906) *

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 ...

40/

Rosenørns Allé Rosenørns Allé is a street located on the border between Frederiksberg and Nørrebro, on the west side of The Lakes, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The street branches from the south side of the busy thoroughfare Kampmannsgade- Åboulevard at the wes ...

70, Frederiksberg (1906, with

) * Julius Thomsens Gade 7/

Åboulevard Åboulevard ( lit. "River Boulevard") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with H. C. Andersens Boulevard in the city centre and Borups Allé, it forms a major artery in and out of the city. The road is built over Ladegårds Å, a ...

, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (1907) * Administration building, H.E. Gosch,

Islands Brygge Islands Brygge (English: Iceland's Quay) is a harbourfront area in central Copenhagen, Denmark, located on the north-western coast of Amager. The neighbourhood is noted for its waterfront park Havneparken, which is one of the most popular areas ...

63, Copenhagen (1908) *

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(now converted into apartments), Otto Mønsteds Plads 11, Copenhagen (1909) *

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, Grønningen 21–25 (1910, gable changed) * Railway stations_ ** Ryomgård-Gjerrild-Grenaa Railway, Jutland (1911 and 1917) ** Nakskov-Kragenæs Railway (1915) ** Frederiksværk-Hundested Railway (1916) ** Varde-Grindsted Railway (1919) * Hammerensgade 2/

Store Kongensgad Store may refer to: Enterprises * Retail store, a shop where merchandise is sold, usually products and usually on a retail basis, and where wares are often kept ** App store, an online retail store where apps are sold, included in many mobile op ...

e 118 for Reassurancekompagniet Salamandra (1926–27, competition win)

In collaboration with Einar Ambt

* Pavillon i Voigts Minde,

Fåborg Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Mid ...

(competition held 1911) * Railway stations (private): Nr. Nebel-Tarm, Varde-Grindsted, Ryomgård- Gjerrild og Hundested-Frederiksværk jernbaner (fra 1911) *

Falkoner Allé Falkoner Alle ( lit. "Falconer Avenue") is one of the main streets of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Frederiksberg Town Hall Square in the south to Ågade on the border with Nørrebro in the north, linking Allégade with Jagtv ...

44-46/Skt. Nicolaivej 2, Frederiksberg (1913–14, awarded) *

Strandboulevarden Strandboulevarden (literally "Beach Boulevard") is a major street in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Fridtjof Nansens Plads as in the south to Østerbrogade in the north, linking Kristianiagade with Jagtvej. History Dec ...

77A-81, Østerbro, Copenhagen (1914, awarded) * Port building,

Nakskov Nakskov is a town in south Denmark. It is situated in Lolland municipality in Region Sjælland on the western coast of the island of Lolland. The town has a population of 12,495 (1 January 2022). To the west is Nakskov Fjord, an inlet from the La ...

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(1915) * Villa, Gammel Vartov Vej 2,

Ryvangen Ryvangen or Ryvangskvarteret (English language, English: The Ryvang neighbourhood) is a neighbourhood of single-family detached homes in the northern part of Østerbro, on the border with Hellerup, in Copenhagen, Denmark. History The name Ryvangen ...

(1915, completely rebuilt) * Villa, Borgebakken, nu Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommunes plejehjem, Brede (1915–16) * ''Villa Strandgården'', Richelieus Allé 16, Hellerup (1915–16, awarded) * Lille Bernstorff,

Jægersborg Allé Jægersborg Allé is a major street in the Charlottenlund and Jægersborg neighborhoods of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Strandvejen in the southeast to a junction just east of Kægersborg stati ...

, Charlottenlund (1916–17, awarded) * Adaption of Store Kongensgade 31 (1916 and later) * Sommerbolig for civilingeniør Philip Gram, Skodsborg Strandvej 81,

Skodsborg Skodsborg is a small town/suburb approx. 20 km. north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The town has a population of 1,269 (1 January 2022)

(1917) * Villa, Bernstorfflund Allé 2, Hellerup (1917, awarded) * Villa, Richelieus Allé 14, Hellerup (1917, awarded) * Villa, Sofievej 15, Hellerup (1917–18) * Villa, Tesdorfsvej 40–44, Frederiksberg (1917–18) * Main building, Endrupgård ved

(1918) * Villa,

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30, Hellerup (1919) * Guldbergsgade 72-82/Sjællandsgade/Fensmarksgade/Tibirkegade (1921) * Villa, Rosbæksvej 22, Ryvangen (1922) * Villaen ''Stubben'' i Gilleleje for factory owner Ferslew (1922)

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Danish architects People from Odense 1871 births 1930 deaths Burials at the Garrison Cemetery, Copenhagen {{Denmark-bio-stub