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Listed Buildings In Østerbro
This list of listed buildings in Østerbro lists listed buildings and structures in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. List {, class="wikitable sortable" !, Listing name !, Image !, Location !, Year built !, Contributing resource !, Ref , - , Trianglen, Copenhagen, Bien , , , , Østerbrogade 29B, 2100 København Ø , , , , Three winged building built 1857–58 and 1879–80 to a Historicist design by Ferdinand Meldahl and the two zinc statues flanking te main entrance , , , - , Institute for the Blind, Copenhagen, Institute for the Blind , , , , Kastelsvej 60, 2100 København Ø , , , , Four-winged Historicist complex designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and the two zinc statues that flank the main entrance , , , - , Boldklubben af 1893's Tennishal , , , , Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 København Ø , , , , B1893s's tennis hall with the short wall and gate pillars on Per Henrik Lings Allé from 1912 designed by Søren Lemche Jacobsen and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Østerbro
Østerbro () (literally, "Eastern Bridge") is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day Østerport Station. From the beginning, Østerbro has been a wealthy district, and it remains one of the most affluent areas in Copenhagen. Geography Østerbro has an area of and a population of 68,769. It is bordered by Nørrebro to the west, Hellerup to the north and Øresund to the east. Landmarks * Danish Meteorological Institute * Den Frie Udstilling * Gasværket * Frihavn * Fælledparken * Garrison's Cemetery * Parken, the National Stadium * Rigshospitalet * Trianglen (“The Triangle”) * Østerport Station * Kastellet * Nordre Frihavnsgade * ''The Little Mermaid'' In popular culture *In the popular children's novel, ''Number the Stars'', Østerbrogade is a road on which the Annemarie and her friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (7 September 1863 – 4 April 1958) was a Danish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, architect and photographer. He became associated with the movements of Symbolism and Expressionism. Biography J. F. Willumsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Hans Willumsen and Ane Kirstine. He was initially trained in art at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1881 to 1885 and in architecture at the Copenhagen Technical College from 1879 to 1882. He completed his education in 1885 with the artists P.S. Krøyer (1851-1909) and Laurits Tuxen (1853–1927). His works were exhibited in the Paris Salon, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Société des Artistes Indépendants, the art gallery of Le Barc de Boutteville and at the Exposition Universelle (1900). He was employed from 1897 to 1900 as an artistic director at the porcelain factory Bing & Grøndahl. Besides painting, Willumsen had interests in sculpture, architecture, ceramics, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacisgården
Glacisgården is a listed, Jugendstil-style building located at Østbanegade 11 in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. History Glacisgården takes its name after the glacis outside Copenhagen's East Rampart which was located at the site until the second half of the 19th century. The building was constructed in 1903-04 to design by Aage Langeland-Mathiesen Aage Langeland-Mathiesen (22 May 1868 – 19 June 1933) was a Danish architect. He was active both in building design and restoration, and was associated with the National Museum for many years. His building designs are strongly influenced .... Architecture The building is designed in the Jugendstil. The design is strongly inspired by an Arthur Meinig building from 1898 at József Attila utca 8 in Budapest. References External links {{Commons Imagesat arkitekturbilleder.dk Apartment buildings in Copenhagen Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen Listed buildings and structures in Østerbro R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asger Ostenfeld
Asger Skovgaard Ostenfeld (13 October 1866 – 23 September 1931) was a Danish civil engineer who specialized in the theory of steel and reinforced concrete structures. He is now considered to be the founding father of the theory of structures in Denmark. Biography Ostenfeld was born in Hvirring near Horsens in Jutland in 1866. From 1900, he was professor of applied mechanics and steel structures at the Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fi .... In 1894, he designed the Langelinie Bridge at Østerport Station which at the time was the largest structure in Denmark built by a Danish engineer. In 1926, he was instrumental in creating Denmark's first Theory of Structures Laboratory which he later directed. Ostenfeld published a number of text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefion Bridge (Copenhagen)
Gefion is an alternative spelling for Gefjon of Norse mythology. It may also refer to: * Gefion Fountain, a fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark * Gefion family, a grouping of asteroids in the intermediate main belt ** 1272 Gefion 1272 Gefion, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid and parent body of the Gefion family from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 October 1931, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth ..., a main-belt asteroid * SMS Gefion, a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefion Og Gylfe
Gefion is an alternative spelling for Gefjon of Norse mythology. It may also refer to: * Gefion Fountain, a fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark * Gefion family, a grouping of asteroids in the intermediate main belt ** 1272 Gefion 1272 Gefion, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid and parent body of the Gefion family from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 October 1931, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth ..., a main-belt asteroid * SMS Gefion, a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gefion And Gylfe
Gefion and Gylfe, situated at Østbanegade 1921, between Stavangergade and Fridtjof Nansens Plads, is a pair of Romantic Nationalism, National Romantic high-end apartment buildings attached to each other by an archway across Mandalsgade in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The symmetrical building complex was originally located in the axis of the Langelinie Bridge, an Asger Ostenfeld-designed steel bridge spanning the railway tracks just north of Østerport station, now replaced by a footbridge, bicycle and footbridge. The two buildings were individually listed in the Listed buildings in Østerbro, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2000. The Irish embassy is based in Gylfe (No. 21). In Norse mythology, Gefjon, Gefion is the goddess who plouged Zealand out of Sweden. Gylfi, Gylfe is the king who challenged her to do so. History The building complex stands on the former glacis in front of Kastellet, Copenhagen, Kastellet. The layout of Østbanegade an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aage Rafn
Aage Rafn (21 April 1890 - 7 May 1953) was a Danish architect and designer. He headed Kunsthåndværkerskolen in Copenhagen from 1924. Early life and education Rafn was born on 21 April 1890 in Copenhagen, the son off Carl Hjalmar Rafn (1848-1919) and Anna Elisabeth Albertine Kaper (1867-1942).His father served as headmaster of the Metropolitan School from 1902 to 1918. His paternal grandfather was the antiquarian and publisher, writer and publisher Carl Christian Rafn. Rafn matriculated from Metropolitanskolen in 1908. He enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1909 and graduated from Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole in 1919. He won the academy's great gold medal in 1921. Career Already as students, Rafn and Kay Fisker won 2nd prize in am architectural competition to design the stations on a new railway on Bornholm. They were later commissioned to design the stations with significant changes. Their railway stations were influenced by Martin Nyrop's National Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
