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Hausser, who had been the original architect for the project, lost his influence as the younger de Thurah and
Eigtved took on larger assignments in the castle project. In 1738 the king set up a royal buildings commission that would lead the continued work on the castle. The commission would be led by
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At his death two of the four
Amalienborg Palaces were complete, the two western palaces. The work that he had begun was continued by de Thurah strictly according to Eigtved's plans. The palaces were finally completed in 1760. de Thurah tried unsuccessfully to get project leadership of the work on
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On 28 December 1747 he made a proposal to create a stronger foundation for the
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Engineer Corps, became a member of the Building Commission, and took over the role of leading architect for Christiansborg Palace from Hausser. Eigtved designed and built, along with Boye Junge, The
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was commemorated with the establishment of a new district in
Copenhagen called Frederiksstad. Heading the project was Moltke, and Eigtved was architect. The new Frederiksstaden district was built on the former grounds of Amalien Garden
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during the 1730s–1740s. He designed and built some of the most prominent buildings of his time, a number of which still stand to this day. He also played an important role in the establishment of the
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352:). Until then the Academy has had an impoverished existence with weak leadership. Eigtved overtook administrative responsibility for the Academy in 1745 after the departure of
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gave the welcoming speech to King
Frederick V, not Eigtved. Eigtved was removed from the Director's position a few days later, and the directorship went to Frenchman sculptor
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Palace near
Nymphenburg Eigtved returned to Denmark in 1735 after twelve years' absence. Building construction was at a fever pitch, with construction of
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having been begun three years earlier. He was named captain in the Engineer Corps, and named royal building master with supervisory responsibility for
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style was the preferred building style. As a result, de Thurah was often overlooked, while Eigtved got the best assignments.
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between 1732 and 1735 in civil architecture. On his travel back to Denmark, he stayed and made drawings in
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