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Klostergården, Copenhagen
Klostergården, also known as Det Petersenske Jomfrukloster, is a listed Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property on Amagertorv (No. 29) in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The rear side of the building faces Strædet, Læderstræde. A passageway, Klostergangen, passes through the building. History Det Petersenske Jomfrukloster, a Lutheran house of secular canonesses for the use of unmarried noblewomen, was founded in 1758 in accordance with a will dated 30 December 1755 by silk and textile merchant Albr. Petersen and his brother Sebastian Petersen. Its original name was "de Brødrene Petersens Jomfru-Sæde eller "Kloster". The building was designed by Caspar Frederik Harsdorff in 1766 and it was completed in 1870. The building was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 but rebuilt 1797–98 by Joseph Guione. It was expanded with an extra floor in 1880. The property was purchased by the Klostergården property company in 1918. They commissioned Bent Helveg-Mølle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amagertorv
Amagertorv (English: Amager Square), today part of the Strøget pedestrian zone, is often described as the most central square in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Second only to Gammeltorv, it is also one of the oldest, taking its name from the Amager farmers who in the Middle Ages came into town to sell their produce at the site. Now the square is a central junction in the heart of Copenhagen, dominated by its Stork Fountain and a number of buildings, the oldest of which dates back to 1616. In opposite directions, Strøget extends towards Kongens Nytorv and the City Hall Square, the two largest squares in Copenhagen, to the northwest Købmagergade leads to Nørreport, the busiest railway station in Denmark, and to the southeast Højbro Plads connects to Slotsholmen across Højbro Bridge, and from there onwards to Christianshavn and Amager on the other side of the harbour. The paving is from 1993 and was designed by Bjørn Nørgaard. It consists of a pattern of pentagonal granit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
