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45 THE L A N D M A R K SYM BO L IZ IN G
CO PENH AG EN c. 174 6
Christian IV had this monum ent put up on the Mermaid
shoal b y the entrance to the arsenal harbour. It w as called
the landm ark of the city and remained there until 179 5.
The sculpture represents Leda and the Sw an, and in his
D anish V itru viu s Thurah says - w ro n gly - that Christian
IV had taken it as booty at Kalmar.
46
KON GEN S N Y T O R V c. 174 6
The square is here seen from the same angle as in the tw o
earlier view s (cat. nos. 25 and 28), i.e., from a position at
the M ain Guard. N ot much has been altered since 1718 ,
but the v iew is better down through N yh avn (d) w ith the
lo n g row of houses on the left-hand side. The gardens in
the arrangem ent o f K rieger w ith the four row s o f domed
trees fill out the square. The w rou gh t iron fence round the
equestrian statue has been made circular w h ich it never
was. Behind the Krinsen trees w e see the facade of G jet-
huset (c); in this building, constructed 16 7 1, cannons for
the arm y and the n a v y were cast; and also bells for most
of the churches, and 1768 the equestrian statue of Frederik
V b y S aly for the Am alienborg Square.
47 KON G EN S N Y T O R V c. 174 6
Here the square is seen from one of the w indow s at Char-
lottenborg. A great m any of the tow n's spires stand in sil
houette against the sky, but neither H elligåndskirken (the
Church of the H o ly Ghost) nor St. Petri Church have their
n ew spire after the fire 1728. The gardens have changed
v ery little, n ow the fence around the horse is correctly
reproduced (see cat. no. 46). O n this side the square is
bordered b y a row o f majestic houses, on the left there is
a large renaissance house, possibly built b y H enrik M uller,
the Treasurer, w ho owned it in 16 6 1. O n the other side of
Ø stergade one can see Gram , the C ouncillor's house (d),
built c. 1685. The sm all building w ith the pointed roof is
the M ain Guard w h ich disappeared 18 74. The house on
the other corner of N y A d elgad e (g) w as in 175 7 bought
by Thurah, the m aster builder, w h o lived here until his
death tw o years later.
Reproduced p. 41.
48
V IEW OF THE AM A L IEN BO R G GARDENS
c. 174 6
This area w as nam ed after the Sophie Am alienborg which
burnt down 1689 (see cat. no. 19 ). A fte r the fire several
architects made plans for a n ew residence on the site, but
none o f these w ere carried out. 172 5 Frederik IV had the
grounds divided into a garden and a parade-ground, se
parated b y a group o f buildin gs w ith a pavilion in the
m iddle. The buildin gs as w ell as the gardens were the
w o rk o f Krieger. In connection w ith the projected re
sidence an angular canal w as dug in the 1690s along
w h at is n ow St. Annae Square and Bredgade. The swans
in the foreground flo a t in this canal. O n the left-hand
side o f the picture w e have Bredgade bordered by a
row of m onum ental structures: C ou n t Gyldensteen's
house (e), Count D an n eskjold -L au rvig's house with the
lon g stable- and dom estic w in g, and fin a lly the Naval
College. W hen in 174 9 it w as decided to develop a new
residential district on the Am alien b org grounds, the gar
den w as levelled w ith the ground. T he trees in the fore
ground were removed to Jagtvejen and Falkonér Allé, and
the buildings were sold for scrap.
Reproduced p. 42.
49 THE AM A L IEN BO R G G A R D EN S c. 1746
In this v iew w e have m oved closer in on the buildings in
the Am alienb org Gardens (see cat. no. 48). The large pa
vilio n in the centre housed fou r cabinets and an
octagonal
hall, from w h ich the K in g could w atch the garrison parade
on the square to the n orth o f the buildings. In the back
ground the Toldbod m ill and on the right the dismantled
ships o f the N avy.
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