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Galleru K, formerly Crome & Goldschmidt, is a shopping arcade situated on Strøget in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1901, the building occupies the entire block between
The former building at the site was acquired by Crome & Goldschmidt in 1884 and the company opened a department store in the building in 1887.
In 1897, two developers, J. Fisker and A. Volmer, purchased the buildings long the street. They constructed a new building known as Volmerhus at the site in connection with a widening of Kristen Bernikows Gade. It was designed by Erik Schiødte (1849-1909) and Christian Arntzen (1852-1911). Crome & Goldschmidt remained a tenant in the building and installed Denmark's first escalators in it in 1927.
The department store closed when Crome & Goldschmidt merged with Illum in 1971. It was relaunched as City Arkaden ("The City Arcade"). In 2004, a joint-venture between the Danish property developer Keops and the American AIG purchased the building. After a major refurbishment, it reopened in 2006 under the current name.
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Kristen Bernikows Gade
Kristen Bernikows Gade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends north from the major shopping street Strøget to Grønnegade where it turns into Gammel Mønt. Together with Bremerholm (street), Bremerholm, its extension to the south, ...
, Østergade (Strøget), Antonigade and Pilestræde.
History
The former building at the site was acquired by Crome & Goldschmidt in 1884 and the company opened a department store in the building in 1887.
In 1897, two developers, J. Fisker and A. Volmer, purchased the buildings long the street. They constructed a new building known as Volmerhus at the site in connection with a widening of Kristen Bernikows Gade. It was designed by Erik Schiødte (1849-1909) and Christian Arntzen (1852-1911). Crome & Goldschmidt remained a tenant in the building and installed Denmark's first escalators in it in 1927.
The department store closed when Crome & Goldschmidt merged with Illum in 1971. It was relaunched as City Arkaden ("The City Arcade"). In 2004, a joint-venture between the Danish property developer Keops and the American AIG purchased the building. After a major refurbishment, it reopened in 2006 under the current name.
Design
Galleri K contains about 30 shops and has a total area of about 10,000 square metres over two floors as well as underground parking. The original building is in the Historicist style. A covered atrium and arcade connects Kristen Bernikows Gade to Pilestræde where the architects created a small space with a café.In popular culture
Crome & Goldschmidt was used as a location in the films ''En sømand gaar i land
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''Far til fire i sneen
''Father of Four in the Snow'' ( da, Far til fire i sneen) is a 1954 Danish family film directed by Alice O'Fredericks and starring Ib Schønberg. It was produced under the ASA Film banner.
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* Ib Schønberg as Far
* Birgitte Bruun as S ...
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''Far til fire i byen
''Father of Four in the City'' ( da, Far til fire i byen) is a 1956 Danish family-comedy film directed by Alice O'Fredericks, and starring Karl Stegger, Birgitte Bruun and Peter Malberg.
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* Karl Stegger as Far
* Birgitte Bruun as Søs
* O ...
'' (1956) and ''Tag til marked i Fjordby
''Tag til marked i Fjordby'' is a 1957 Danish comedy film directed by Poul Bang and starring Dirch Passer.
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* Dirch Passer - 'Lange' Emil Andersen
* Ove Sprogøe - Knud Tofte
* Buster Larsen - Lasse Larsen
* Lily Broberg - Gunhild
* Sonja ...
'' (1957).
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