The Storm House ( Danish: Den Stormske Gård), also known as Anna Sophie Reventlow House, is a listed property in

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on the island of

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in central

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History

The house was built in 1696 but was later expanded to the west. The building later belonged to Frederick IV, who used it first for his mistress Countess Schindel and later for his

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wife

Anne Sophie Reventlow Anne Sophie von Reventlow (; 16 April 1693 – 7 January 1743) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway. Early life Born in Clausholm castle, into an ancient House of Reventlow, ...

. The building was taken over by the central administration in 1731. It was connected to the Chancellery House in 1781 and also expanded with an extra floor for the Rentekammeret. The building was listed in 1945.

Today

The building currently houses part of the

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