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Strandgade
Strandgade () is one of the principal streets in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs along the full length of the neighbourhood, following the waterfront of the Inner Harbour, Copenhagen, Inner Harbour, from Christian's Church, Copenhagen, Christian's Church in the south-west to Grønlandske Handels Plads in the north. The northern part of the street is a cul-de-sac for motor vehicles while a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across Trangraven is currently under construction. History Origins Strandgade is one of the streets seen in Johan Semp's plan for Christianshavn from 1617. The original intention was only to build along the south-east side of the street, away from the water, while the beach provided private harbour facilities for the lot owners, who could easily transfer goods from ships to their warehouses and storage cellars. This solution was repeated along both sides of Christianshavns Kanal, Christianshavn Canal. The lots along the street did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigvert Grubbe House
The Sigvert Grubbe House (Danish language, Danish: Sivgert Grubbes Gård) is a Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style townhouse situated at Strandgade 28 in the Christianshavn neighborhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The property comprises the building at Wildersgade 41 on the other side of the block as well as a half-timbered building separating two central courtyards from each other. The apartment on the first floor features a number of murals attributed to Nicolai Abildgaard. The entire complex was listed in the Listed buildings in Christianshavn, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. It takes its name after its first owner, Sigbert Grubbe, a favourite of Christian IV of Denmark, Christian IV. It was later owned by Jacob Benjamin Italiaender, a Sphardi Jew, who established a tobacco manufactory as well as a private synagogue in the yard. The painter Peder Severin Krøyer grew up in the building in the 1860s. History 17th and early 18th centuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
