Nybrogade 20
Nybrogade 20 is an 18th century canal house overlooking Slotsholmens Kanal and Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. History 17th century The property was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 as No. 21, owned by skipper Hans Larsen's heirs. The present building on the site was constructed in 1731 for barge, bargeman Ole Hansen. The property was listed in the new cadastre of 1756 as No. 18 in Snaren's Quarter and was still owned by him at that time. The property was home to 25 residents in four households at the 1787 census. Simon Hechkier, an official (''mægler'') at the Customs House, resided in the building with his wife Johanne Levin Moses Marboe, their six children (aged six to 20). Maren Eppesen, a widow, resided in the building with her daughter Anne Sofie Fransen (dancer) and one maid. Per Madsen Vollerup, a shoemaker and former firem ...
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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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