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Langelinie Pavilion
The Langelinie Pavilion (Danish language, Danish: Langeliniepavillonen) is a venue located at the Langelinie waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark. The first Langelinie Pavilion was built in the 1880s but the current building is a Modernist structure from 1958 and was designed by Nils and Eva Koppel. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 12 March 2006. Poul Henningsen's PH Artichoke lamp was designed for the building. The building is located close to the The Little Mermaid (statue), statue of The Little Mermaid and the Ivar Huitfeldt Column. History The first Langelinie Pavilion The first Langelinie Pavilion was built at Pinnebergs Reduit in 1884. It was owned by De Forenede Bryggerrier but contained facilities for the Royal Danish Yacht Club. The building was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup. Dahlerup was also the designer of a new footbridge, Gefion Bridge, which provided a link between the Gefion Fountain and the Lange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernist Architecture
Modern architecture, or modernist architecture, was an architectural movement or architectural style based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function ( functionalism); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament. It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture. Origins File:Crystal Palace.PNG, The Crystal Palace (1851) was one of the first buildings to have cast plate glass windows supported by a cast-iron frame File:Maison François Coignet 2.jpg, The first house built of reinforced concrete, designed by François Coignet (1853) in Saint-Denis near Paris File:Home Insurance Building.JPG, The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, by William Le Baron Jenney (1884) File:Constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
