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Nyhavn 21
Nyhavn 21/Lille Strandstræde 4, formerly known as Hotel L'ven, Hotel Kronprinsen and Fredsfondens Hus (The Peace Foundation's House), is a complex of historic buildings overlooking the Nyhavn canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of a late 17th-century building in Nyhavn (heightened in c. 1790) and a just two bays wide building in Lille Strandstræde as well as a two-storey rear wing from 1748. It was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. The restaurant Cap Horn was a popular jazz venue in the 1950s. It is now part of the Tholstrup restaurant group. Notable former residents include the politician Jens Christian Christensen and painters Anna Ancher, Anna and Michael Ancher. History 18th century The site was formerly part of a much larger property. The property was listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 as No. 9 in St. Ann's East Quarter. It was owned by stone mason Hans Friedrich ... [...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] |
