Frederik Vilhelm Hvalsøe (23 May 1883,
Holbæk
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).[Copenhagen
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) was a Danish architect.
Biography
Hvalsøe was born at
Holbæk
Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the County seat, seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 30,903 (1 January 2025).[Zealand
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,
Denmark
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. He 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 1905 to 1916.
He was most notable for his collaborations with
Arthur Wittmaack with whom he started an architectural firm in 1916. The firm principally designed buildings in and around Copenhagen, Denmark. Hvalsøe participated in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...
in
Amsterdam
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in the category of architecture. Together with Wittmaack, he exhibited at the Brussels International Exposition (1935).
Gallery
Kopenhagen Mai 2009 PD 227.JPG, Axelborg
Hans Egedes Kirke Copenhagen 2.jpg, Hans Egede Church
Absalons Kirke Copenhagen.jpg, Absalon Church
Helleruplund Kirke 2007.jpg, Helleruplund Church
References
20th-century Danish architects
1883 births
1958 deaths
People from Holbæk Municipality
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
Art competitors at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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