Admiral Hotel is a hotel in central

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, located on the waterfront between the mouth of the

Nyhavn Nyhavn (; New Harbour) is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 1 ...

canal and the royal residence

Amalienborg Palace Amalienborg () is the official residence for the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Queen Magrethe ll lives here in winter and autumn. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo interiors arou ...

. The building is a former warehouse.

History

The building was originally two separate warehouses which were commissioned in 1781 for the newly chartered trading company, Østersøisk-Guineiske Handelskompagni which was established in 1781 and superseded by Pingel, Meyer, Prætorius & Co. The buildings were completed in 1787 to designs by engineering officer

Ernst Peymann Heinrich Ernst Peymann (22 May 1737 – 28 January 1823) was a Danish army officer. He was the supreme commander of the Danish defense against the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. He signed the Danish capitulation at Hellerupgård Hellerupg ...

. They were taken over by the Crown in 1788 and then came into use as

granaries A granary is a storehouse or room in a barn for threshed grain or animal feed. Ancient or primitive granaries are most often made of pottery. Granaries are often built above the ground to keep the stored food away from mice and other animals ...

. The two buildings were connected in 1885, creating the long building seen today. The building stored up to 30,000 barrels of grain. The building was acquired by private investors in 1973 for redevelopment as a hotel. The architects Flemming Hertz and Ole Ramsgaard Thomsen undertook the conversion which was rewarded with a
Nostra
diploma from the European Union. The hotel opened its doors in January 1978. It was refurbished in 2004.

Today

The main entrance is on

Toldbodgade Toldbodgade ( lit. "Custom House Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends north from Nyhavn at the Nyhavn Bridge, continuing Holberggade, passes Sankt Annæ Plads after just one block, and continues straight until it reaches ...

. The hotel is surrounded by the Royal Playhouse and

Sankt Annæ Plads Sankt Annæ Plads (English: St. Ann's Square) is a public square which marks the border between the Nyhavn area and Frederiksstaden neighborhoods of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a long narrow rectangle which extends inland from the waterfron ...

to the south,

Amalienborg Amalienborg () is the official residence for the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Queen Magrethe ll lives here in winter and autumn. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo Rococo (, ...

to the west and Amalie Garden to the north. The hotel has 366 rooms. It also contains conference facilities and SALT restaurant & bar which was designed by London-based Conran & Partner. Image:Copenhagen Admiral Hotel lobby.jpg, The lobby Image:Copenhagen - Admiral Hotel.jpg, The hotel seen from the water Image:Copenhagen Admiral Hotel - ships.jpg, Copenhagen Admiral Hotel

References

External links

Official website

Pictures of Copenhagen Admiral Hotel on flickr.com

Source
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