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Møinichen Mansion
Møinichen Mansion (Danish: Møinichen s Palæ) is a town mansion Købmagergade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It later served as headquarters of Royal Danish Mail from 1779 until 1912 and was known as the Royal Mail House (Danish: Den Kongelige Postgård). Købmagergade Post Office (Danish: Købmagergade Postkontor), was located in the building until June 2015 while the Post & Rele Museum was located on the two upper floors from 1907 until 2015. The building was acquired by the PFA pension fund in December 2014 and is in use for both retail and offices. History Early history The house was commissioned by Christian Møinichen, a protégé of King Frederick IV, who had been appointed as president of the Chancery in 1725. It was constructed by Philip de Lange but possibly to a design by Felix Dusart. Construction began in 1729 but when the king died the following year, Møinichen fell out of favour at the Court. He was charged with several cases of mismanagement, dismissed fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. About 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic. The interior effects were often achieved with the use of ''quadratura'', or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
