He was a proponent of the Historicist style, and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen.

Among his works are several churches, the Central Fire Station and Vestre Prison in Copenhagen.

He also directed the renovations of Church of Holmen and Christian IV's Stock Exchange.

[1] Ludvig Fenger was born on 7 July 1833 in the village of Slots Bjergby outside Slagelse as the son of the local pastor.

After graduating from Slagelse Latin School he attended the Royal Danish Academy while also working for architects such as Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Christian Hansen and Ferdinand Meldahl.