Knabrostræde 30
Knabrostræde 30, also known as Det Ferske Fiskehandler-Kompagnis Hus (The Fresh Fish-Trading Company's House), is an 18th-century former fish warehouse situated on the Gammel Strand, Gammel Strand-Nybrogade canalfront, opposite Thorvaldsens Museum, in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Kay Bojesen's silver workshop was from 1913 to 1930 based in the basement at Nybrogade 14. The building has now been converted into office space and a restaurant. It was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. History Early history The site was formerly made up of three smaller properties. One of them was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 as No. 19 in Snaren's Quarter and belonged to beer seller (''øltapper'') Jens Høg at that time. Another one was listed as No. 20 and belonged to Anders Olsen. The third one was listed as No. 24 and belonged to merchant Peder Christensen. The three properties were in 1733 merge ...
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Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ...
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