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Royal Danish Silk Manufactury
The Royal Danish Silk Manufactury (Danish: Den Kongelige Silkemanufaktur) was located at Bredgade 34 and 36 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building fronting the street at No. 34 was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 12 March 1951. The rear wings and the building at No.36 are not listed. History The Royal Silk Manufactory was originally established by John Beckett at the corner of Store Kongensgade (No. 83) and Hindegade in 1739. It was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt by his successor, Charles Maillot (1718-1745), a Frenchman, with support from the kommercekollegiet, in 1742. The new factory was built by Philip de Lange. It was destroyed by fire in 1745, It was rebuilt but went bankrupt shortly thereafter. Maillot left the country but died in Quebec later that same year. Peter Reiersen (1713-1773), who had been appointed as bookkeeper at Almindelige Varemagasin in 1738, managed to revive the operations. It had 43 loom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bredgade
Bredgade ( lit. "Broad Street") is one of the most prominent streets in Copenhagen, Denmark. Running in a straight line from Kongens Nytorv for just under one kilometre to the intersection of Esplanaden and Grønningen, it is one of the major streets in Frederiksstaden, a Rococo district laid out in the middle of the 18th century to commemorate the tercentenary of the House of Oldenburg's accession to the Danish throne. It is lined with a number of fine mansions as well as other historic buildings. Many law firms, trade unions, fashion stores and art galleries are based in the street. History In Medieval times, Bredgade was little more than a track used for driving cattle in and out of the city, but by the end of the 16th century it had developed into the broadest road outside the Eastern City Gate (which at the time was located where Strøget meets Kongens Nytorv today), a fact reflected in the street's name (Broad Street). The street was mainly lined by large gardens with small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles August Selby
Charles August Selby (24 October 1755 – 15 March 1823) was an English-Danish merchant and landowner. He built the Bækkeskov manor house at Præstø and Orupgaard on Falster. The Baron's oldest son, the politician and landowner, Charles Borre Selby, inherited the estate."Orupgaards historie" , Orupgaard Gods. Retrieved 22 November 2012."Orupgård" Lolland-Falsters Herregårde. Retrieved 22 November 2012. Early life Selby was born in London, the son of Thomas Selbye (1711-1787), the owner of , |
Defunct Textile Companies Of Denmark
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Textile Mills In Denmark
Textile is an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term that includes various Fiber, fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, Staple (textiles)#Filament fiber, filaments, Thread (yarn), threads, different #Fabric, fabric types, etc. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is not the only manufacturing method, and many other methods were later developed to form textile structures based on their intended use. Knitting and Nonwoven, non-woven are other popular types of fabric manufacturing. In the contemporary world, textiles satisfy the material needs for versatile applications, from simple daily clothing to Bulletproof vest, bulletproof jackets, spacesuits, and Medical gown, doctor's gowns. Textiles are divided into two groups: Domestic purposes [consumer textiles] and technical textiles. In consumer textiles, Aesthetics (textile), aesthetics and Textile performance#Comfort, comfort are the most important factors, but in technical tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Industrial Buildings In Copenhagen
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Usserød Textile Factory
Usserød Textile Factory (Danish: Usserød Klædefabrik) is a listed, 19th-century industrial complex at Usserød Å in the Usserød district of Hørsholm, Denmark. It was from 1802 home to the Royal Military Textile Factory (Danish: Den Kongelige Militære Klædefabrik) which remained in use until 1981. The buildings have now been renovated and are now used as a business park. History The first textile mill at the site was established by a private consortium in 1791. They had previously unsuccessfully applied for a royal license to build a textile mill on Mølleåen. In 1802 it was taken over by the state and from 1809 used for manufacturing textiles for military uniforms. From 1815, it completely replaced the Royal Military Textile Manufactury on Rigensgade in Copenhagen which was converted into a new garrison hospital. When the production peaked in 1814, Usserød Textile Mill produced more than 90,000 metres of textiles and employed 700 workers half of which were children. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silkegade
Silkegade ( lit. "Silk Street") is a minor street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark, linking busy shopping street Købmagergade in the west with Pilestræde in the east. Sparekassen Bikuben's former headquarters at No. 6–8 is listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. The entrance to department store Illum's multi-storey parking facility is also located in the street. History Created in 1620, the street takes its name after the Silk Company (Silkecompagniet) which was founded at the initiative of Christian IV in 1618. The company operated a silk manufactory at the corner with Pilestræde. A row of 14 identical houses with a total of 50 apartments was also constructed in the street. They were designed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger and used for housing a group of German silk weavers who had been called to Denmark by the king to boot the silk production. The Silk Company was most likely already shut down in 1631. Some of the townhouses and a buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Eigtved
Nicolai Eigtved, also known as Niels Eigtved (4 June 1701 – 7 June 1754) was a Denmark, Danish architect. He introduced and was the leading proponent of the French rococo or late baroque style in Danish architecture during the 1730s–1740s. He designed and built some of the most prominent buildings of his time, a number of which still stand to this day. He also played an important role in the establishment of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi''), and was its first native-born leader. Youth and early training He was born Niels Madsen on the farm in the village of Egtved in the parish of Haraldsted on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand, Denmark to Mads Nielsen and Dorthe Hansdatter. He was trained locally as a gardener, and was promoted to a position at the Frederiksberg Palace Gardens ca. 1720. In July 1723 he got an opportunity to travel out of the country as a royal gardening apprentice. He travelled to Berlin and Dresden, among ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), a 2021 reggae album * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''Royal'' (Indian magazine), a men's lifestyle bimonthly * Royal Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Frederik Hansen (officer)
Christian Frederik Hansen (29 November 1788 – 22 June 1873), was a Danish military officer who served as Minister of Defence. Early life and career Christian Frederik Hansen was born in Helsingør as the son of colonel Hans Chr. Hansen. Political offices He served as Minister of Defence in the second cabinet of Moltke from 16 November 1848 to 13 July 1851. He later served as Minister of Degence in the cabinet of Bluhme from 27 January 1852 to 21 April 1853, then in the cabinet of Ørsted from 21 April 1853 to 12 December 1854 and finally in the second cabinet of Bluhme 11 July 1864 to 6 November 1865. Awards He was appointed to general ''à la suite'' at the end of his political career. He received the Order of the Elephant The Order of the Elephant ( da, Elefantordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional ... i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brede Works
The National Museum of Denmark's new museum, Brede Works, lies in the countryside just north of Copenhagen in Denmark's largest, protected industrial plants. At the museum of Industrial culture, the visitors can be guided around by its own virtual person between old machines, hear how Denmark became an industrial society and even try to work at an assembly line. The exhibitions show the industrial development which has changed the everyday lives of the Danes over the past few centuries. Along the millstream Mølleåen there have been watermills since the Middle Ages. Over time they have helped to process copper, grain, gunpowder etc. From 1832 until it was closed down in 1956 textiles were produced at Brede Works. The historic industrial plant Brede Works gives an impression of a tightly knit factory community with production buildings, workers' and master-craftsmen's homes, the factory-owner's country home, an 'eating house', a day-nursery for the children, a plant nursery and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Duntzfelt
William Duntzfelt (8 September 1762 - 20 October 1809) was a Danish merchant and ship-owner. Early life Duntzfelt was born on 1762 in Negapatnam, then the capital of the Dutch Coromandel, to Johann Friedrich Düntzfeld (1725–1785), an engineer lieutenant in the Dutch East India Company, and Anna Abigael Krøckel. Duntzfelt's father left his wife and son when Duntzfelt was just two years old. A relative, Ole Bie, took care of the boy and secured him a position as a reserve assistant in Tranquebar and in 1777 as an assistant in Frederiksnagore. Over the years he was promoted through the ranks, initially in the service of the Danish Asiatic Company and later in the local government. He was also active in overseas trade between the East Indies and Europe as a partner in the firm ''Duntzfelt, Bloom og Kierulff''. Career in Denmark Duntzfelt visited Denmark in 1788 and married the daughter of the wealthy merchant Frédéric de Coninck on the Dronninggård estate in July 1790. He bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
