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The building now forms part of the Svendborg Museum. [14] Ystad in the southern Swedish region of Scania, which was formerly part of Denmark, still has some 300 half-timbered houses, several of them of historic importance. [15] The oldest surviving half-timbered house in Denmark, built in 1527, is located in Køge on the east coast of Sealand. [16]
House designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint: Ref: Korshagenhus: Rørvig: 1960: The architect Erik Korshagen's own summer house: Ref: Malergården: Former home and studio of Sigurd Svane, now a historic house museum: Ref: The Round House: 1956: Arne Jacobsen-designed house: Ref
View of Copenhagen from the tower of the Church of Our Saviour. The architecture of Copenhagen in Denmark is characterised by a wide variety of styles, progressing through Christian IV's early 17th century landmarks and the elegant 17th century mansions and palaces of Frederiksstaden, to the late 19th century residential boroughs and cultural institutions to the modernistic contribution of the ...
Frederick C. Robie House, an example of Prairie School architecture. An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable. A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character.
For example, Amalienborg is translated as Amalienborg Palace. The Danish word palæ translates to "mansion", and is most often used as an indication of a non-royal, urban mansion. Exceptions are the four palæer (plural) at Amalienborg Palace, the four individual buildings that make up the Amalienborg Palace complex. These were originally non ...
National Romantic architecture in Denmark (3 C, 10 P) Neoclassical architecture in Denmark (4 C, 30 P) R. Renaissance architecture in Denmark (2 C, 17 P)
In light of the news that Queen Margrethe will abdicate for her son, Prince Frederik, we're taking a look back at Denmark's royal family over the years, with sweet snaps of the matriarch, Queen ...
The war became a disaster for two reasons: Primarily, because Denmark's new powerful ally, the Netherlands, remained neutral as Denmark was the aggressor and Sweden the defender. Secondly, the Belts froze over in a rare occurrence during the winter of 1657–1658, allowing Charles X Gustav of Sweden to lead his armies across the ice to invade ...