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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 ...
In a letter from 1186, Pope Urban III refers to the city as Hafn, [8] but this is probably just a shortened version of the full name. [7] In around 1160, Valdemar I gave control of Copenhagen to Absalon, Bishop of Roskilde. Whereas other cities in the Danish realm were under the governance of the king, Copenhagen was given to the Bishop of ...
The Round Tower (Danish: Rundetårn) is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV.Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
Map of Copenhagen - the first illustration of Hafnia Hodierna. Lauritz de Thurah had a military education and was a self-taught architect who learned much of what he knew by studying the inspiring buildings he saw on his travels outside Denmark between 1729 and 1731. His architectural writings can be seen as a natural continuation of this interest.
Copenhagen's name (København in Danish), reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of commerce.The original designation in Old Norse, from which Danish descends, was Kaupmannahǫfn [ˈkɔupˌmɑnːɑˌhɔvn] (cf. modern Icelandic: Kaupmannahöfn [ˈkʰœipˌmanːaˌhœpn̥], Faroese: Keypmannahavn [ˈtʃʰɛʰpmanːaˌhavn]), meaning 'merchants' harbour'.
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Nørregade 27 is a Neoclassical building situated on Nørregade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was constructed for a master tanner in the 1830s after the previous building on the site had been destroyed in the British bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. In 1907, it was acquired by KTAS and merged with the adjacent Telephone House. In 1931 ...