Laurids de Thurah
Laurids Lauridsen de Thurah , also Lauritz de Thurah (born March 4, 1706 in Aarhus , Denmark ; † September 6, 1759 ) was a Danish architect , builder , architectural historian and topographer .
Life
Thurah was the son of Bishop Laurids Thura and his wife Helene Catharine de With. He was a royal Danish general builder.
Laurids de Thurah married on October 19, 1740 in their first marriage Anna Rosenørn (born July 17, 1714). In his second marriage he married Christiane Marie Kiærskiold (born July 28, 1714 in Krastrup ; † March 25, 1760).
In the years 1750–1756 he was the owner of the Børglum monastery near Løkken in North Jutland .
Legend has it that Thurah committed suicide when he discovered that the outside staircase around the tower of the Copenhagen “Vor Frelsers Kirke” he built was counter-clockwise instead of clockwise.
Buildings (selection)
- Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen , together with Nicolai Eigtved
- Palace (bishopric) in Roskilde (1733)
- Castle in Hirschholm (1733–1744)
- Extensions to Frederiksberg Palace (1733–1738)
- Jægergården and Jægersborg Castle (1734)
- Hermitage Palace (1734–1736)
- In front of Frelsers Kirke in Copenhagen
- Sorgefri Castle in Kongens Lyngby (1756)
Publications
- Hafnia Hodierna (architectural drawings )
- Den danske Vitruvius (The Danish Vitruvius. Architectural drawings)
Web links
- Literature by and about Laurids de Thurah in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thurah, Laurids de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thurah, Lauritz de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish architect, builder and topographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1706 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aarhus , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 6, 1759 |
| Place of death | Denmark |