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Larslejsstræde
Larslejsstræde is a street in the Latin Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It links Sankt Peders Stræde with Nørre Voldgade. History The street was originally a cul-de-sac affording access to St. Peter's graveyard and a house that belonged to St. Johm's and St. Birgitte's alter. The street name is seen as Lasse Leegs stræde in 1571, referring to a man of that name who supposedly owned a house in the street for many years. Over the next period the name is variously written as Lasse-, Laurs-, Leeg-, Leyell- and Leig- before the name Larsleistræde is established. The houses along the street were destroyed both in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 and in the Fire of 1795 but rebuilt soon thereafter. Notable buildings and structures No. 2 is from 1829 and the former rectory for the pastor at St. Peter's Church. The rest of the northeast side of the street is dominated by the wall of St. Peter's graveyard and the large Sankt Petri Passage complex (No. 4–6) with a passagewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Pelt
Abraham Pelt (11 February 1695 - 14 April 1783) was a Danish industrialist and philanthropist. Early life Pelt was born in Copenhagen, the son of Hans Peter Pelt (died 1715) and Dorothea Kellinghusen (died 1732). In 1708, his father, who was originally from the Netherlands, obtained a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery. The sugar refineries were generally some of the most profitable industrial enterprises in the country at the time. Career Pelt inherited a thriving sugar refinery business. It was originally located in Christianshavn but relocated to No. 5 in the city's North Quarter (now Gammeltorv 14-16 and Nørregade 7) after the Copenhagen Fire of 1728. Pelt was active in the Danish Asiatic Company and served as a bank commissioner at Kurantbanken in 1759-74. Personal life Pelt married on 18 November 1743 in the Church of Our Saviour Maria Elisabeth Mushardt (13 3 May 1725 in Kristiania – 1 2 February 1760 in Copenhagen), daughter of later Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Petri Schule
''Sankt Petri Schule'' ( da, Sankt Petri Skole) is a German international private school in Copenhagen. The school, one of the oldest in Denmark dating its origins back to 1575, is located opposite St. Peter's Church, the Lutheran parish church of the German-speaking community in Copenhagen. Sankt Petri Schule is a member of the German Schools Abroad Network DAS. History The school was founded by Theophilus Neovinus in 1575. For the first two centuries of its existence, the school was a charity school. A Sankt Petri Girls' School was founded by Balthasar Münter (father of the salonist Friederike Brun) in the second half of the 18th century. A new building for the school was inaugurated at Larslejsstræde 5 in 1899. The complex also comprised a new home for , a home for elderly indigent, German expatriates. It had been established in the beginning of the 19th century through a merger of three independent institutions: ('Thyme's Foundation'), founded by Winand Thyme in 1775; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Petri Passage
Sankt Petri Passage (literally St Peter's Passageway) is a passageway and surrounding mixed-use complex linking Nørregade with Larslejsstræde in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The National Romantic complex was built for the telephone company KTAS (now TDC) in the 1900s and is also known as Telefonhuset ("The Telephone House"). The new name refers to neighbouring St Petri's Church. Current tenants include KVUC as well as several Danish and international companies. History KTAS was first based in the Jorcks Passage complex. The company acquired the site in Nørregade from 1899 and the architect Fritz Koch was selected for the task of designing a new headquarters. Construction began in 1900 but progressed slowly due to financial difficulties. and 1909. Jens Ingwersen took over the project following Koch's death in 1906 and the complex was finally inaugurated in 1909. It was later expanded between 1917 and 1938, both with the incorporation of the existing properties at Nørrega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Quarter, Copenhagen
The Latin Quarter ( da, Latinerkvarteret) is a neighbourhood in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by Nørregade to the west, Vestergade to the south, Vester Voldgade to the east and Nørre Voldgade to the north. The name refers to the Latin language, which was once widely spoken in and around the University, whose historic home is situated on the other side of Nørregade. Most of the student life has now been relocated to four new campuses but the area is still known for its lively atmosphere with an abundance of boutiques, cafés and night clubs. History The area around Our Lady's Square has been a centre for learning and thus use of the Latin language since the Middle Ages. The term ''Latinerkvarteret'' was formerly used for a larger area on both sides of the square, including Store Kannikestræde, Krystalgade and Fiolstræde. In 1208, Bishop Peder Sunesøn founded a Latin school and a body of noble canons in association with the Church of Our Lady. When the Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Peders Stræde
Sankt Peder Stræde is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Nørregade to Jarmers Plads, crossing Larsbjørnsstræde, Teglgårdsstræde and Larslejsstræde on the way. The eponymous St. Peter's Church is located at the beginning of the street, on the corner with Nørregade. Most of its other buildings date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Part of Copenhagen's Latin Quarter, the street is home to several well-known restaurants and shops. History Sankt Peder Stræde takes its name after St. Peter's Church, which is first mentioned in 1304. In 1497 the Carmelite priory in Helsingør purchased a property in the street to use it as a "college" where the brothers could live and lecture. It had connections with the University of Copenhagen which was then located on the corner of Studiestræde and Nørregade. The Carmelite college was shut down after the Reformation. The street was almost completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nørregade
Nørregade (literally "North Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Gammeltorv in the south with Nørre Voldgade in the north. Landmarks in the street include Church of Our Lady, Bispegården, St. Peter's Church and Folketeatret. History In the Middle Ages, Nørregade was the broadest street in Copenhagen. Its name testifies to Gammeltorv's status as the centre of the city in that day. Copenhagen's second city hall was in the late 14th century built on the corner of Nørregade and Studiestræde. It was later used as the bishop's palace. The Northn City Gate was located at the northern end of the street until 1671 when it was moved to the end of newly established Frederiksborggade further to the west. The entire street was almost completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 while the Fire of 1795 only affected its southern end. The British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 hit the street hard since the British aimed for the tower of Church ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Copenhagen Fire Of 1695
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 Danish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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