H.C. Stilling
1815–1891 · Danish architect of the Late Classical period
Harald Conrad Stilling (Hørsholm, 1815 – 1891) was a Danish architect active in Copenhagen during the Late Classical period. He received the C. F. Hansen Medal in 1841 and became known for his buildings in Tivoli Gardens and for the Carlsberg brewery.
The son of a cup-bearer to Prince Christian Frederik, he completed a mason's apprenticeship before studying with Gustav Friedrich Hetsch, both privately and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. There he won a series of medals between 1839 and 1847, including the large gold medal for the design of an arsenal. His first independent commissions came from Georg Carstensen at Tivoli, where he designed the Casino Theatre, now demolished. For I. C. Jacobsen he designed several buildings at Carlsberg. He served as building inspector in Copenhagen from 1856 to 1871 and as city architect from 1872 to 1887. Surviving works include the conversion of the Hippodromen into Folketeatret and the building at Frederiksholms Kanal 16–18.