Vilhelm Dahlerup

Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup (4 August 1836 – 24 January 1907) was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings and landmarks of his time and has more than any other single architect contributed to the way Copenhagen appears today.

Biography Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup was born on 4 August 1836

During the period 1854-64, he was employed by the architect N.S. Nebelong. Later he also an artistic consultant for the Copenhagen Port Authority and for the Royal Danish Navy Shipyard.

In 1871 he became a member of the Academy, and in 1875 became a titular professor.

Vilhelm Dahlerup was a member of numerous committees and commissions, including a jury member at the 1876 World's Fair in Philadelphia and a jury member and co-arranger of the 1878 World's Fair in Paris. From 1870 he was an artistic advisor for the Port of Copenhagen and for a while he served as the house architect of Tivoli Gardens. For many years he was the preferred architect of Carl Jacobsen and was the architect behind many of the most known buildings at the Carlsberg site.

Personal life In 1885, he married Marie Vilhelmine Koch (1861-1926).

Selected works Hotel D’Angleterre, Copenhagen (1873–75) Pantomimeteatret, Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen 1874 Ny Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen (1880–83) Ivar Huitfeldt Column, Langelinie, Copenhagen (1886) Queen Louise Bridge, Copenhagen (1885–87) Jesus Church, Valby, Copenhagen (1885–91) Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen (1890–91) with Georg E.W. Møller Dahlerups Pakhus, Langelinie Allé, Copenhagen (1892–94, listed) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (1891–97) The Dipylon Gate, Carlsberg, Copenhagen (1892) Lake Pavilion, Copenhagen (1894) Jorcks Passage, Copenhagen (1893–95) Mønsted Villa, now the Embassy of Russia in Copenhagen, Copenhagen (1999) The Winding Chimney, Carlsberg, Copenhagen (1898–99) The Elephant Gate & Tower, Carlsberg, Copenhagen (1900–01) Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek winter garden and dome, Copenhagen (1903–06) Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen (opened 1874) Bredgade 45, Copenhagen (1880)