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Philip Lange
Frantz Philip Nicolai Lange (31 March 1756 – 28 March 1805) was a Danish architect and master mason. He made a significant contribution to the rebuilding of Copenhagen in the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Most of his buildings have been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Early life and education Lange was born on 31 March 1756 in Copenhagen, the son of architect and master mason Philip de Lange and Anna Lucia Ehlers. He was just 1½ years old when his father died but may have been articled to his 14 years older brother Ferdinand Lange. Career Lange was granted citizenship in 1785 as a master mason in Copenhagen. He was appointed as director of Kjøbenhavns Brandforsikring (Copenhagen Fire Insurance) in 1795. Large parts of the city were destroyed the same year in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Lange was responsible for overseeing the tent camp on Nørre Fælled. He made a significant contribution to the reconstruction of the city. Many of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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Kronprinsessegade
Kronprinsessegade ( lit. "Crown Princess Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Noted for its fine Neoclassical houses, it extends from Gothersgade and runs along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden, passing Sølvgade and the Nyboder district of old naval barracks before finally joining Øster Voldgade close to Østerport Station. The David Collection, a museum which displays a large collection of Islamic art as well as Danish and European fine and applied arts, is based at No. 30. History Origins After the Copenhagen Fire of 1795, which destroyed large parts of the city, there was an urgent need for new housing. Instigated by his consort, Crown Princess Marie Sophie, Crown Prince Frederik (VI) made an 89 ell (55.8 meter) strip along the southern boundary of Rosenborg Castle Garden available for the establishment of a new street which was to connect Gothersgade to Sølvgade. The new street was named Kronprinsessegade in honour of Crown Princess M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1756 Births
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Danish Architects
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also s ... {{disambiguation Language and nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkel Bryggers Gade
Mikkel Bryggers Gade is a pedestrianized street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Strøget, Frederiksberggade in the north to Lavendelstræde in the south. The art cinema Grand Theatre (Copenhagen), Grand Teatret is located in the street. It is based in the large Palace Hotel (Copenhagen), Palace Hotel complex. History The street was in the Middle Ages situated just inside the moat and possibly a rampart that surrounded the original settlement of Copenhagen, History, Havn. It was from at least 1529 known as Pugestræde. The street may then continued all the way to Garvergade in the south and continued continued in the no longer existing street Vombadstuestræde in the north. The current name is seen from 1617. The name refers to Mikkel Thomsen Brygger who owned a large property at the corner with present-day Frederiksborggade from the 1580s and until at least 1600. The two narrow alleys Hellig Kors Stræde and Henrick (or Diderik) Fyhrens Gang linked the eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laksegade
Laksegade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Kongens Nytorv in the northeast to Admiralgade in the southwest from where it continues as Boldhusgade to Ved Stranden. History A shallow-watered area known as Dybet was in the Middle Ages located where Laksegade runs today. The water separated Zealand from the small isle of Bremerholm where the Royal Dockyard was then located. Dybet was reclaimed and initially the site of the royal vegetable garden. The royal vegetable garden was moved to Kongens Have when the area was built over with terraced housing for naval officers and personnel of Bremerholm in circa 1620. The houses were initially known as Skipperhusene but became known as Gammelboder (Old Houses) when Nyboder (New Houses) was constructed a few decades later. The streets in the area had a grid-like layout and were named after fish species and other sea creatures: Laksegade, Ulkegade, Størestræde, Delfingade and Hummergade. The neighborhood was completel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boldhusgade
Boldhusgade ( lit. "Ball House Street) is a short, cobbled street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Ved Stranden in the southwest to Admiralgade in the northeast from where it continues as Laksegade. History The street was original called Adelstredet. The 20-year-old king Christian IV constructed a so-called ball house on the south side of the street in 1597. It was used for ball play and other recreational activities. The area was then part of Bremerholm. Skipperboderne, a development of naval barracks, was built close to the ball house in circa 1614. A new ball house was then built on Slotsholmen but the old one is still mentioned in the middle of the century and it is therefore unclear when it was demolished. Boldhusgade was created in 1624. The street was completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 The Copenhagen Fire of 1795 (''Københavns brandes 1795'') started on Friday, 5 June 1795, at or around 3 pm by the Navy's old base south east of Konge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyskenstræde
Hyskenstræde is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from the pedestrian street Strøget (Vimmelskaftet) in the northwest to Kompagnistræde in the southeast from where it continues as Naboløs for another block to Gammel Strand. History The name is derived from the German word ''Häuschen'', meaning "Small Houses", a reference to the public toilets that were located on piles in the water at the far end of the street. One of the two public toilets, Østre Mag (Eastern "Mag", mag being another word for public toilet, cf. Magstræde).), was located in front of the street. In c. 1600, the street became known as Lasse Winders Stræde after city councilor Lars "Vinner" Nielsen. In the beginning of the 16th century, after the public toilet had been removed, the street once again became known as Hyskenstræde. Notable buildings and residents No. 3-5, No. 7, No. 9, No. 14 and No. 16 are all listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Commemor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralgade
Admiralgade is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Nikolaj Plads in the north to Holmens Kanal in the south. History Admiralgade was created in the middle of the 16th century and was home to several residences for naval officers. Admiralgården, the Admiral's official residence, was built at the southern corner of Admiralgade with Dybensgade in 1565. Peder Munk was the last admiral to reside in the building. From 1596, the building was used for the storage of body armors, but the name Admiralgade is seen in documents from 1653 and 1668. Skipperboderne, a development of row houses for naval personnel, was built in the area between and Bremerholm between 1614 and 1622. Skipperhusene and the other buildings in the street were destroyed in the Copenahgen Fire of 1728 but when they were again destroyed by fire in the Fire of 1795 they were not rebuilt but replaced by taller buildings. Buildings and residents N. 17–25 and No. 20–24 all date from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Peders Stræde
Sankt Peder Stræde is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Nørregade to Jarmers Plads, crossing Larsbjørnsstræde, Teglgårdsstræde and Larslejsstræde on the way. The eponymous St. Peter's Church is located at the beginning of the street, on the corner with Nørregade. Most of its other buildings date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Part of Copenhagen's Latin Quarter, the street is home to several well-known restaurants and shops. History Sankt Peder Stræde takes its name after St. Peter's Church, which is first mentioned in 1304. In 1497 the Carmelite priory in Helsingør purchased a property in the street to use it as a "college" where the brothers could live and lecture. It had connections with the University of Copenhagen which was then located on the corner of Studiestræde and Nørregade. The Carmelite college was shut down after the Reformation. The street was almost completely destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larsbjørnsstræde
Larsbjørnsstræde is a street in the Latin Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vestergade in the south to Sankt Peders Stræde in the north, linking Kattesundet to Teglgårdsstræde. Many of the buildings in the street date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 and have been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. History The southern part of the street has existed since at least 1388. It received its current name in around 1460 when a Laurids Bjørnson (Lars Bjørn) owned a property in the street. The street was later extended to Sankt Peders Stræde. The section from Vestergade to Studiestræde was initially called Store Larsbjørnsstræde (Great Larsbjørnsstræde) while the section from Studiestræde to Sankt Peders Stræde was called Lille Larsbjørnsstræde (Little Larsbjørnsstræde). Many of the buildings were rear wings associated with properties in the more prominent street Vestergade. Carriages could then arrive t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestergade 15
Vestergade 15 is a Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical property situated at the corner of Vestergade, Copenhagen, Vestergade and Kattesundet in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. Notable former residents include the Icelandic-Danish lawyer Brynjólfur Pétursson. History 18th century The site was part of two separate properties in the late 17th century. In Copenhagen's first cadastre of 1689 they were listed as No. 225 and No. 226. They were owned at that time by grocer () Mikkel Jostsen (No. 225) and cooper Jacob Pedersen (No. 226). The properties were later merged into a single property. In the new cadastre of 1756, it was listed as No. 239. The owner at that time was tobacco spinner Niels Christensen Tromp. At the time of the 1787 census, No. 239 was home to three households. Hans Brehdahl, a tobacco spinner, resided in the building with his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
