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| Born | (1818-08-15)15 August 1818 Slagelse, Denmark |
| Died | 11 April 1902(1902-04-11) (aged 83) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Copenhagen University Library |
Johan Daniel Herholdt (13 August 1818 – 11 April 1902) was a Danisharchitect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in theHistoricist style and had a significant influence onDanish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. His most famous work is theCopenhagen University Library inFiolstræde inCopenhagen 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 toFerdinand Meldahl's andVilhelm Dahlerup's "European" school.[1]
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 theRoyal Academy and took drawing lessons in the daytime, studying first underGustav Hetsch and laterMichael Gottlieb Bindesbøll. From 1841, he travelled in Denmark,Norway and NorthernGermany, studying buildings and working along the way. In 1845, he returned to Copenhagen to complete his studies in architecture.[2]
Herholdt's first assignments were mainly large villas and a few manor houses. His major breakthrough came when he won the firstarchitectural competition of its kind in Denmark, for the design of a new building for theCopenhagen University Library. His winningNeo-Gothic design started a trend inDanish 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 ofcast iron. The library was completed in 1861 and the same year he became a member of the Academy.[3]
His later works include Copenhagen's second Central Station and a building for the National Bank of Denmark, both demolished, andOdense City Hall. He was responsible for the design of a building complex for theCollege of Advanced Technology where he also served as a teacher.
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