Johan Daniel Herholdt (13 August 1818 – 11 April 1902) was a Danish

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, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the

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style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous work is the Copenhagen University Library in Fiolstræde in

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which heralded a new trend. The strong use of red brick in large-scale cultural and civic buildings was to characterize Danish architecture for several decades. He was a leading proponent of the "national" school in Danish architecture of the period as opposed to

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's and

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's "European" school.

Biography

Johan Daniel Herholdt was born in 1818 in Copenhagen. He first trained and worked as a carpenter until 1840. In quiet months when work was scarce, he attended evening classes at the

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and took drawing lessons in the daytime, studying first under Gustav Hetsch and later

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. From 1841, he travelled in Denmark,

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and Northern

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, studying buildings and working along the way. In 1845, he returned to Copenhagen to complete his studies in architecture. Herholdt's first assignments were mainly large villas and a few manor houses. His major breakthrough came when he won the first

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of its kind in Denmark, for the design of a new building for the Copenhagen University Library. His winning

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design started a trend in Danish architecture which was typified by the strong use of red brick in large-scale cultural and civic buildings. It was to last for the next half century. His building was also the first in Denmark to rely on a structural system of

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. The library was completed in 1861 and the same year he became a member of the Academy. His later works include Copenhagen's second Central Station and a building for the National Bank of Denmark, both demolished, and

Odense City Hall Odense City Hall ( da, Odense Rådhus) houses the administrative offices of Odense Municipality in the city of Odense on the Danish island of Funen. Today's building was designed by Johan Daniel Herholdt and Carl Lendorf in the Historicist styl ...

. He was responsible for the design of a building complex for the College of Advanced Technology where he also served as a teacher.

Selected buildings

* Erholm Manor,

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(1851–1854, listed) *

Selchausdal Selchausdal, formerly Gundetved, is a manor house and estate located on the east side of Tissø, Kalundborg Municipality, some 0+ kilometres west of Copenhagen, Denmark. The three-winged Renaissance Revival style main building is from 1857 and ...

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, Copenhagen (1858) *

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, Østerbro, Copenhagen (1869, listed) * Villa for Johanne Luise Heiberg, Østerbro, Copenhagen (1862–1863, listed) * Grøn's Department Store,

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, Copenhagen (1862–1863, listed) *

Enrum Enrum is a listed mansion on Strandvejen in Vedbæk, Rudersdal Municipality, some 20 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The history of the property dates back to 1731 but the current main building was built in the 1860s to a design by Joha ...

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(1862–1864, listed) * 2nd

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(1862–1864, demolished in 1917) * Levin House

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, Copenhagen (1866, listed) *

Gyldenholm Manor Gyldenholm Manor is a manor house located 10 km south-east of Slagelse, between Gimlinge and Sørbymagle, Slagelse Municipality, some 70 kilometres southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark. The history of the estate dates back to 1774 but the curr ...

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(1863–64) *

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, Holmens Kanal, Copenhagen (1865–1870, demolished) *

Michael Rosings Minde Michael Rosings Minde (lit. " Michael Rosing's Memory"), Helsingørsvej 3, is a house in Fredensborg, Denmark. It was built in 1873 to designs by Johan Daniel Herholdt. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in ...

(1983) * Glasshouses,

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(1876, rebuilt by

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in 1894, listed) *

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(1881–1883) * Bikuben Bank, Silkegade, Copenhagen (1883–1884, listed) * Botanical Laboratory,

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, 140 Godtersgade, Copenhagen (designed 1881–1883, built 1889–1890) * College of Advanced Technology, Sølvgade, Copenhagen (1887–1890) * Helsingør Custom House,

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(1887–1891, listed) * Næstved Custom House,

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(1887–1891)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herholdt, Johan Daniel 19th-century Danish architects 19th-century Copenhagen City Council members Historicist architects 1818 births 1902 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni

Biography

Selected buildings

See also

References