Gammel Strand 44

Gammel Strand 44 is a historic property overlooking Slotsholmens Kanal and Slotsholmen in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gammel Strand 44
General information
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′39.58″N 12°34′40.99″E
Completed1797
Renovated1855 (heightened); 1930 (wall dormer)

History

Gammel Strand 44 was built in 1797 by master builder Frederik C. G. Koop after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 had destroyed the previous building at the site.[1]

First solo dancer and later ballet master at the Royal Danish Ballet Antoine Bournonville was a resident in the building in 1811. His son, August Bournonville, who would later also become ballet master, was then around six years old. The physicist Hans Christian Ørsted was also a resident in the building in 1811. Composer F.L.Æ. Kunzen had his last home in the building from 1814 to 1817. C. L. Sander (1756-1819), a professor at the University of Copenhagen, was a resident from 1818 and until his death the following year.[1]


A. Nielsen (1837-1893) opened a fishmonger in the ground floor in 1886 . It was after his death continued by his son Andreas Nielsen (born 1873) until at least the 1950s.[2]

Architecture

Gammel Strand is a four-winged complex. The facade is seven bays wide and has a dressed ground floor while the upper floors stand in blank, red brick. The top floor was added in 1855 while the three-bay wall dormer is from 1930. The main entrance is topped by a triangular pediment.

Today

The Birds CPH, a bar specializing in beer and gin, is based in the ground floor. Other tenants in the building include the law firm Galst Advokater.

See also

References
  1. "Gammel Strand 44". indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. "Danmarks ældste forretninger 1100-1911" (PDF). Kraks Forlag (in Danish). Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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