Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a Danish

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and

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, who from the 1720s served as both the country's chief architect, and head of the royal gardens. Krieger oversaw the construction of Fredensborg Palace and its gardens, as well as an expansion of

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Manor. He also designed or redeveloped the gardens of

Frederiksberg Palace Frederiksberg Palace ( da, Frederiksberg Slot) is a Baroque residence, located in Frederiksberg, Denmark, adjacent to the Copenhagen Zoo. It commands an impressive view over Frederiksberg Gardens, originally designed as a palace garden in the ...

(now

Frederiksberg Park Frederiksberg Gardens ( Danish: Frederiksberg Have) is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhage ...

Clausholm Castle Clausholm Castle is a large Danish country house located some 12 km southeast of Randers in eastern Jutland. It is one of Denmark's finest Baroque buildings. History The castle's origins appear to go back to the 12th century but it is first ...

Rosenborg Castle Rosenborg Castle ( da, Rosenborg Slot) is a renaissance castle located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many architectural projects. It was built in the D ...

, Hirschholm Palace, and

Odense Palace Odense Palace ( da, Odense Slot) in the city of Odense on the Danish island of Funen has its origins in a 15th-century monastery which passed to the Crown after the Reformation, and since then has served as an administrative building: in turn as ...

. Following the

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, he was involved in the plan to reconstruct the city using brick-faced houses, establishing by March 1729 a brick works and, in partnership with Vice Admiral Ulrich Kaas, a lime kiln and a sawmill in

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He was an exponent of the baroque architecture and was influenced by the French formal garden style of

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Personal life

On 8 March 1712, he married Anna Matthisen (1692–1760). He died on 21 September 1755 in Copenhagen.

Selected buildings

Batzke's House Batzke's House ( da, Batzkes Hus) is the former gardener's house at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, Denmark. It was built on a hilltop near the castle in 1720 to a design by Johan Cornelius Krieger Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a ...

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Fredensborg Palace,

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 Jan ...

, Denmark (1720s) * Lindholm,

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(c. 1730)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krieger, Johan Cornelius 1683 births 1755 deaths Danish architects Danish landscape architects