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w in g in N y Vestergade. The structure is an example of
French architecture w ith the m ain building standing back
from the others and a cour d'honneur in front, closed o ff
to the street b y a low w in g crowned w ith a balustrade.
56 CH R IST IAN SBO RG c. 174 6
The R oyal residence is seen from N y Vestergade. O n the
left-hand side it is flanked b y Prinsens palæ (partly "d e
m olished" in order to provide a better view ) and a sort of
counterpart on the right-hand side, which, how ever, was
never built. There were plans of rem oving Vesterport (the
western gate) from the present T ow n H all Square to the
west-end of N y Vestergade, w h ich w ould thus form a
splendid entrance to the city. Christiansborg, w hich is
a xially connected to N y Vestergade, is here seen w ith E. D.
H åusser's riding grounds and N. Eigtved's pavilions and
M arm orbroen (the marble bridge). To the left of the main
buildin g the chapel, w h ile the corresponding building on
the right is entirely im aginary.
5 7 CH R IST IAN SBO RG c. 174 6
From the Palace Square w e look through the p artially "d e
m olished" w in g into the palace courtyard. The view is not
in all respects in accordance w ith reality, among other
things the tow er is one storey too high, and the w indow s
w ere v ertica lly closer to each other, connected athw art the
storeys b y ornamented frames. This cannot possibly be
due to the artist's unacquaintance w ith the architecture of
the Palace, since he w as the leading sculptor of the building
activities, and besides, his words carried w eigh t w ith the
questions regarding architecture.
58 CH R IST IAN SBO RG c. 174 6
The bird's-eye v iew of Slotsholmen is taken from N ybro-
gade. The buildings in fron t o f the palace are from the
le ft: the chapel, the cart shed, and the stables of the crown
prince and the Guard. O n Frederiksholm w e see Prinsens
palæ on the right and the counterpart w h ich was never
put up (see cat. no. 56). Behind the bastions of the forti
fication K alvebod and Am ager.
Reproduced p. 46.
59 CH R IST IAN SBO RG 17 4 7
This view is stro n gly idealized. The counterpart of the
chapel on the grounds o f the Red Building to the left of
the Palace did not exist. The same is true o f the house in
the foreground in fron t o f H olm ens Church. The canal had
a simple w ooden qu ay and n o t m arble squares as the pic
ture pretends. Likew ise H olm ens bridge w as much more
prim itive. The street in the foreground w as then called
Storrestræde, but is n ow called H olm ens Canal (see cat.
no. 37).
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CO PENH AG EN FROM THE SOU THW E ST 1748
The point of v iew and the scale are exactly the same as in
the draw ing cat. no. 4 1, w ith the one exception that in this
engravin g the v iew is cut a little at the sides. The only
difference o f importance is C hristian sborg which here is
depicted as it actu ally looked. Incidentally, a comparison
betw een the tw o sheets reveals h o w much is lost by the
transference from draw in g to engravin g. Naturally, it
cannot be proved that precisely the draw ing cat. no. 41
served as model for the en gravin g - v ery likely yet an
other d raw ing w as made b y the same artist, undoubtedly
J. J. Bruun, w h o is k n ow n to have supplied Thurah's books
w ith illustrations.
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V O R FRELSERS KIRKE 175 0
The church w as bu ilt 16 8 2 -9 6 after Lambert von Haven s
draw ings, w h ile the plans he had for the spire were not
realised. N ot until 17 4 9 -5 0 w as T hu rah's spiral spire erec
ted, to w h ich he in his ow n w ords had been influenced
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