Heinrich Wenck
Architect
1851 – 1936
Who was Heinrich Wenck?
Heinrich Emil Charles Wenck was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. During the years Wenck held the post, the railway network in Denmark experienced a strong expansion and he designed around 150 stations of which 15 are listed today. Among these are Copenhagen Central Station and the Øresund Railway stations which are examples of his National Romantic and Historicist styles. From 1903 he was a titular professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1851
Aarhus - Nationality
- Denmark
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Died
- Feb 3, 1936
Charlottenlund
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on July 23, 2013
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