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Kattesundet
Kattesundet ( lit. "The Cat Strait") is a side street to the shopping street Strøget in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the northwest to Lavendelstræde-Slutterigade in the southeast, linking Larsbjørnsstræde with Hestemøllestræde. The buildings that line the southwest side of the street (even numbers) all date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Six of them, No. 2 and No. 10-18, are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The other side of the street is dominated by the rear side of Copenhagen Court House (No. 13) and the Anton Rosen Jugendstil Metropol Building from 1908. Etymology The street name is also seen in a number of other towns in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The origins of the name is unclear. Although some speculate that it was originally used by sailors as a name for a narrow, treacherous strait (that only a cat could pass through). This name was later changed to narrow alleys. The name may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattesundet 04
Kattesundet ( lit. "The Cat Strait") is a side street to the shopping street Strøget in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the northwest to Lavendelstræde-Slutterigade in the southeast, linking Larsbjørnsstræde with Hestemøllestræde. The buildings that line the southwest side of the street (even numbers) all date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Six of them, No. 2 and No. 10-18, are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The other side of the street is dominated by the rear side of Copenhagen Court House (No. 13) and the Anton Rosen Jugendstil Metropol Building from 1908. Etymology The street name is also seen in a number of other towns in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The origins of the name is unclear. Although some speculate that it was originally used by sailors as a name for a narrow, treacherous strait (that only a cat could pass through). This name was later changed to narrow alleys. The name may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattesundet - Domhuset
Kattesundet ( lit. "The Cat Strait") is a side street to the shopping street Strøget in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the northwest to Lavendelstræde-Slutterigade in the southeast, linking Larsbjørnsstræde with Hestemøllestræde. The buildings that line the southwest side of the street (even numbers) all date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Six of them, No. 2 and No. 10-18, are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The other side of the street is dominated by the rear side of Copenhagen Court House (No. 13) and the Anton Rosen Jugendstil Metropol Building from 1908. Etymology The street name is also seen in a number of other towns in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The origins of the name is unclear. Although some speculate that it was originally used by sailors as a name for a narrow, treacherous strait (that only a cat could pass through). This name was later changed to narrow alleys. The name may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattesundet 18 (Copenhagen) 01
Kattesundet ( lit. "The Cat Strait") is a side street to the shopping street Strøget in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the northwest to Lavendelstræde-Slutterigade in the southeast, linking Larsbjørnsstræde with Hestemøllestræde. The buildings that line the southwest side of the street (even numbers) all date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Six of them, No. 2 and No. 10-18, are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The other side of the street is dominated by the rear side of Copenhagen Court House (No. 13) and the Anton Rosen Jugendstil Metropol Building from 1908. Etymology The street name is also seen in a number of other towns in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The origins of the name is unclear. Although some speculate that it was originally used by sailors as a name for a narrow, treacherous strait (that only a cat could pass through). This name was later changed to narrow alleys. The name may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kattesundet (Gedde)
Kattesundet ( lit. "The Cat Strait") is a side street to the shopping street Strøget in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the northwest to Lavendelstræde-Slutterigade in the southeast, linking Larsbjørnsstræde with Hestemøllestræde. The buildings that line the southwest side of the street (even numbers) all date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Six of them, No. 2 and No. 10-18, are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The other side of the street is dominated by the rear side of Copenhagen Court House (No. 13) and the Anton Rosen Jugendstil Metropol Building from 1908. Etymology The street name is also seen in a number of other towns in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The origins of the name is unclear. Although some speculate that it was originally used by sailors as a name for a narrow, treacherous strait (that only a cat could pass through). This name was later changed to narrow alleys. The name may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestergade
Vestergade ( lit. "West Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Gammeltorv in the northeast with the City Hall Square in the southwest. The street defines the southern boundary of Copenhagen's Latin Quarter. Most of the buildings in the street date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. History The name Vestergade ("West Street") testifies Gammeltorv's original status as the most important square in Copenhagen. In the Middle Ages, Vestergade was Copenhagen's main street, linking the square with the Western City Gate at its western end. The north side of the street was lined with guesthouses. The city gate was moved a little further to the south in 1668 but Vestergade maintained its role as the principal entrance road for traffic coming from the west. The street was completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 and again in the Fire of 1795. In 1865, Vestergade was home to a total of 17 inns and guesthouses. The number then began to decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavendelstræde
Lavendelstræde ( lit. "Lavender Street") is a street in the old town of Copenhagen, Denmark). It runs from Kattesundet- Hestemøllestræde in the northeast to Vester Voldgade in the west, linking Slutterigade and Nytorv and at Regnbuepladsen and Copenhagen City Hall in the southwest. History The street received its name in 1609. It from the area close to the city's central square Gammeltorv to the Gyldenløve Bastion of the West Rampart which followed present-day Vester Voldgade. The name of the street probably refers to the lavender that grew in a small group of herb gardens located next to the rampart. The street was completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Its buildings were rebuilt over the next few years, and a new combined townhall and courthouse was built at its beginning, fronting Nytorv. On the Gyldenløve Bastion stood a stub mill, St. Lucy's Windmill (''Sankt Lucie Mølle''), which was also known as Lavendelstræde Windmill (''Lavendelstræde Mølle'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larsbjørnsstræde
Larsbjørnsstræde is a street in the Latin Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the south to Sankt Peders Stræde in the north, linking Kattesundet to Teglgårdsstræde. Many of the buildings in the street date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 and have been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. History The southern part of the street has existed since at least 1388. It received its current name in around 1460 when a Laurids Bjørnson (Lars Bjørn) owned a property in the street. The street was later extended to Sankt Peders Stræde. The section from Vestergade to Studiestræde was initially called Store Larsbjørnsstræde (Great Larsbjørnsstræde) while the section from Studiestræde to Sankt Peders Stræde was called Lille Larsbjørnsstræde (Little Larsbjørnsstræde). Many of the buildings were rear wings associated with properties in the more prominent street Vestergade. Carriages could then arrive t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Christian Martens
Carl Christian Martens (1754-1820), variously referred to as Christian Martens and C. C. Martens, was a Danish master bricklayer and architect. He was elderman of the Bricklayers' Guild in Copenhagen and contributed to the rebuilding of the city in the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Most of his surviving buildings have been listed on the Danish Registry of Protected Buildings and Places. Early life and education Martens was born in 1754 to Joachim Christian Martens and Johanne Kirstine Arhellig(e). He was trained as a bricklayer and attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts' Building School in 1768 and 1775, He won the Academy's small silver medal in 1771 and its large silver medal in 1775. He registered for the competition for the gold medal in 1775. Career Martens was granted citizenship as a master bricklayer in Copenhagen in 1777. He was alderman of the Bricklayers' Guild in 1793–99. He was also active in Copenhagen Fire Department (as was typical for the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince's Mansion, Copenhagen
The Prince's Mansion is a palatial Rococo-style mansion located at Frederiksholms Kanal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It used to serve as the official residence of the Crown Prince of Denmark but now houses the National Museum of Denmark. History The Michelbecker House The original house was built in 1684 by Gysbert Wigand Michelbecker. Born in Marburg, he had settled in Copenhagen in 1657 and built a successful career as a merchant and ship owner. In 1685 the first reformed church in Copenhagen opened in his house. Michelbecker died in 1692 and in 1707 his house was taken over by his son-in-law Wilhelm Edinger. In 1716 it was put at the disposal of Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to Copenhagen. A princely residence In 1725 Edinger sold the house to King Frederick IV who transformed it into a residence for Crown Prince Christian (VI) with the assistance of the architect Johan Cornelius Krieger. After King Christian V's ascent to the throne, the Prince's Mansion w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance Revival Architecture
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation Renaissance architecture nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond the architectural style which began in Florence and Central Italy in the early 15th century as an expression of Renaissance humanism; they also included styles that can be identified as Mannerist or Baroque. Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid- and later nineteenth century: "Neo-Renaissance" might be applied by contemporaries to structures that others called "Italianate", or when many French Baroque features are present (Second Empire). The divergent forms of Renaissance architecture in different parts of Europe, particularly in France and Italy, has added to the difficulty of defining an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
