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HAY was founded in 2002 by the husband-and-wife duo, Mette and Rolf Hay, who had themselves met when they worked at Gubi, another Danish furniture company. [2] The idea for a furniture company came about when Rolf Hay met Troels Holch Povlsen, who had founded the Danish clothing giant Bestseller, among other companies, and the two decided to start making furniture together.
City Hall Square is located at the site of Copenhagen's old hay market and the Western City Gate of the Fortifications of Copenhagen. [ 1 ] When the fortifications were disbanded in the 1850s, it was decided to use the vacant land for an exhibition area which played host to first the Nordic Exhibition of 1872 and later the Nordic Exhibition of ...
Nornalup to Hay River: Denmark: Aggie Track, Old Denmark Railway Line and Railway Bridge: The Rectory: 3267: 39: Scotsdale Road: Denmark: St Leonard's, Church of England Rectory: Denmark River Railway Bridge: 3394: Corner: Hollings Road & Inlet Drive: Denmark: part of the Elleker to Nornalup railway line: Hamilton House: 3421: Denmark: Hay ...
Krenkerup. Manor house. 1490. 54°46′37″N 11°40′13″E. / 54.77694°N 11.67028°E / 54.77694; 11.67028. The original stone building was extended for Mogens Gøye in 1510 with further extensions and rebuilding until 1780. It stands an estate of 3,700 ha, one of the largest in Denmark. Ny Kirstineberg.
Straw-thatched house at the historic village of Shirakawa-go, a World Heritage Site in Japan Korean traditional straw thatched house. Thatch is popular in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, parts of France, Sicily, Belgium and Ireland. There are more than 60,000 thatched roofs in the United Kingdom and over 150,000 in the ...
Povlsen and his wife Merete Bech Povlsen co-founded Bestseller in Ringkøbing, Denmark, in 1975. [3] [4] In 2002, he co-founded furniture store HAY with Mette and Rolf Hay. [5] His son Anders Holch Povlsen inherited his parents' business, Bestseller, when he was 28 years old. [4] He eventually became its CEO and sole owner. [4]
The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking Age, revealed by archaeological finds. It was established in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque, then Gothic churches and cathedrals, were built throughout the country. During this period, brick became the construction material of choice for churches, fortifications and castles, as ...
Kastellet, Copenhagen. Kastellet (Danish pronunciation: [kʰæˈsteˀlð̩]; transl." The Citadel") is a citadel located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagon with bastions at its corners.