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Peter Nicolay Skibsted
Peter Nicolay Skibsted (1787–1832) was a Danish naval officer with a successful career marred only by the loss in 1810 of a squadron of three gunboats under his command to the British. Birth Born in Copenhagen on 12 January 1787, Peter Nicolay Skibsted was the son of the brewer and alderman, Andreas Skibsted. His father owned the property at Niels Hemmingsens Gade 32. Early career Skibsted entered the Danish Navy in 1798 as a volunteer cadet; he formally enrolled as a cadet in 1799 at the age of 12. He was a good swimmer and his senior officer reported in July 1801 that he had completed a swim of 2880 Alen (unit of length), alen (1800 meters in modern measurement) in 63 minutes. In 1802 he received a promotion to junior lieutenant, which led to his service on HDMS Friderichssteen (1800), ''Friderichssteen'' in the Danish West Indies in 1803 and 1804. From 1806 to late February 1808 Skibsted taught at the Royal Danish Naval Academy, Naval Cadet Academy. He spent part of his time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Holmen
The Holmen Church ( da, Holmens Kirke) is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between Margrethe II of Denmark, current queen of Denmark, and Prince Henrik in 1967. It is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold, and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade, and contains artwork by, among others, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander. The church building The appearance of the Holmen Church today closely resembles that of the renovation in 1872, except for the colour. The windows are in clear glass and predominantly set in iron. The spire is dressed in copper just like small spire on the confessional's roof. The church is of Lutheran denomination. Interior The church's pipe organ was originally made by Lambert Daniel Kastens and installed in 1738, and the façade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
