Albert Törnqvist
Appearance
Henrik Albert Törnqvist | |
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Born | |
Died | August 25, 1898 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Architect |
Board member of | Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts |
Henrik Albert Törnqvist (January 7, 1819 – August 25, 1898) was a Swedish architect.
Törnqvist was born in Stockholm and studied at the Royal Institute of Technology and Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He won the royal medal and received a traveling grant 1845–1851.[1] During these years he visited France, Italy, Turkey, Anatolia, Egypt, and Nubia.[2] In 1853, Törnqvist was selected to become a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. He became vice professor in 1860.
Works
Civil buildings
- Kondradsbergs hospital
- Rebuilding Kastenhof to Hotel Rydberg
- Rebuilding and extending Westmanska Palatset
- Ateljébyggnaden by Kungsträdgården
- Centralpostkontoret by Rödbodtorget (later rebuilt, demolished 1969-1970)
- Djurgårdsteatern
- Uppsala University Hospital, 1867
Churches
Sources
- ^ "799-800 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 30. Tromsdalstind - Urakami)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). 1920. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "Törnqvist, Albert (1819 - 1898) [sv] - KulturNav". kulturnav.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.