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Thøger Binneballe

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Thøger Binneballe
Born(1818-07-01)1 July 1818
Died9 December 1900(1900-12-09) (aged 82)
Sorø, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationArchitect

Thøger Binneballe (1 July 1818 – 9 December 1900) was a Danish architect and master builder active in Norway.

Early life and education

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Binneballe was born on 1 July 1818 in Copenhagen. He trained as an architect before moving to Norway in the late 1830s.

Career

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Bindeballe moved to Norway in the late 1830s where he settled as a master builder in Christiania (now Oslo). He constructed several prominent buildings, including Oscarshall, the Storting building and several buildings for Rikshospitalet in Pilestredet.[1]

Many of the buildings that he constructed were built to his own design. These included Karl Johans gate 39 (1844), the first four-storey building in the city. He also designed the building at Kirkegata 6 (1856) and a residence for a bank manager with the city's first private WC.[2]

He was active is Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen and became its first honorary member in 1886. He sat on several boards and commissions.

Personal life

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Late in his life Binneballe returned to Denmark, where he settled in Sorø. He is buried at Sorø Old Cemetery.

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References

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  1. ^ "Thøger Leonard Binneballe". gravsted.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Thøger Leonard Binneballe". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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