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Toldbodgade 5
Toldbodgade 5 is a 17th-century property situated in Toldbodgade, off Nyhavn in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1977. The composer Carl Nielsen and the sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen resided in the apartment on the first floor from 1898 to 1906. History 18th century In the late 17th century, the site was part of a much larger property. This property was known as No. 27 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) in 1689 and owned by admiral Marcus Rodsten. The current building on the site was constructed with two storeys some time between 1716 and 1735 for merchant Peder Aarøe. In the new cadastre of 1756, it was listed as No. 81. It was owned by captain Niels Olsen Hielte at the time. Niels Olsen Hielte captained a number of expeditions to China for the Danish Asiatic Company. On his return to Copenhagen in 1763 with the frigate ''Prins Friderich'', h ... [...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] |
