Ny Kongensgade 6

Ny Kongensgade 6 is a rococo-style property located at Ny Kongensgade 6 in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ny Kongensgade 6
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General information
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′26.45″N 12°34′36.16″E
Completed1754

History
Drawing of the building from before 1902

Ny Kongensgade 5 was built for etatsråd Friis in 1854,[1]

The politician Christian Colbjørnsen lived in the building from 1795 to 1809. H. P. Frederiksen (1810-1891) lived in the building in 1842. Johannes Ephraim Larsen (1799-1856), a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Copenhagen, resided in the building from 1742 to 1845, The merchant and politician Alfred Gafe lived in the building in 1859-60. The politician Orla Lehman, who was married to the daughter of Alfred Hage's sister, Bolette Puggaard, had his last home in the building and died there on 13 September 1870.[1]

The city's Jewish Religious Community (Det mosaiske Troessamfund) acquired the building in 1902 and converted it into the first Danish-Jewish museum. In 1962-68. it was restored and adapted for use as a cultural centre and youth center.

References
  1. "Ny Kongensgade 6-8". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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