Background
Emil Blichfeldt was born on 5 November 1849 in Copenhagen.
Emil Blichfeldt was born on 5 November 1849 in Copenhagen.
He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1864 to 1871 while at the same time working as an assistant for Ferdinand Meldahl.
His first assignment was under the supervision of Meldahl to plan and oversee the construction of a housing fringe surrounding the Marble Church in Copenhagen.