Researching Johan Krieger
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Krieger surname? In that year Krieger was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Johan Krieger
Johan Cornelius Krieger
Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a Danish architect and landscape architect, 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 Frydenlund Manor. He also designed or redeveloped the gardens of Frederiksberg Palace (now Frederiksberg Park), Clausholm Castle, Rosenborg Castle, Hirschholm Palace, and Odense Palace. Following the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, 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 ChristianshavnHe was an exponent of the baroque architecture and was influenced by the French formal garden style of André Le Nôtre.
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