Harald Magnus Lønborg-Jensen (10 October 1871 – 1 November 1941) was a Danish architect known as a productive church and restoration-architect.

Biography

Harald Lønborg-Jensen was born at Rødemarkshus near Tureby on the island of

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, Denmark. He was trained as a carpenter by his father Fritz Julius Jensen who worked as a building constructor. Lønborg-Jensen later attended technical school, and further attended the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () 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 Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

from where he graduated with a degree in architecture in 1900. He was awarded the Theophilus Hansens Legat, using the funding to travel in

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in 1904. He also received the Academy's scholarship with which he traveled in

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during 1907-08. He subsequently found employment at various architect practices and worked for among others

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, Hans J. Holm,

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and

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before he started his owchitectural practice. Harald Lønborg-Jensens expertise became church buildings. Through four decades he was one of the most used architects for designs of new churches and for restoration. His style was inspired by historical-romantic themes. He exhibited at the

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in 1905–07 and 1909, was a member of the Royal Nordic Society of Antiquaries, was on the board of ''Selskabet for kirkelig Kunst'' and was a member of ''Akademiraadet'' 1931–34. He was an architect at

Ribe Cathedral Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral ( or ''Vor Frue Maria Domkirke'') is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar ...

from 1915 and at

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from 1927.

Personal life

In 1926 Lønborg-Jensen was made a knight in the

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. Lønborg-Jensen was married in

Ebeltoft Ebeltoft is an old port town on the central east coast of Denmark with a population of 7,287 (1 January 2025).Frederiksberg Older Cemetery.

Works

* Grundtvigs Højskole,

Kongens Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site ...

(1897, now Frilandsmuseet) * Chapel, Sorgenfri Cemetery (1905) * Stenderup Church (1908–09) * Skovlund Church (1910) * Bramminge Church (1912–15) * Vendsyssel Bank (1913) * North wing of Aunsbjerg Manor (1917–19) * Haunstrup Church (1918–20) * Studsgård Church (1918–20) * Bjerringbro Church (1918–20) * Lundtofte Church (1919–21) * Skjoldbjerg Church (1919–21) * Memorial on

Vestre Cemetery Vestre Cemetery (, meaning "Western Cemetery") is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark. The cemetery is landscaped and serves as an imp ...

, (1920) * Grindsted Church (1921–23) * Rinkenæs Church (1929–32) * Nørre Kollund Church (1935) * St. John's Church (1940–41) * (1942–44) *

Åbyhøj Church Åbyhøj Church () is a church in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated in the western Åbyhøj neighbourhood on Silkeborgvej. Åbyhøj Church is a parish church within the Church of Denmark, the Danish state church, under the Diocese of Aarhus ...

(1942–45)

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References

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