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a new residence for the comm andant. The buildings in the
foreground are the southern and northern w arehouse re
spectively, built in the 1660s.
92 CHR ISTIAN SK IRKEN c. 176 4
In 1749 the Germ an con gregation at C hristian sh avn ob
tained the K in g's perm ission to build a church. The lot on
which the saltw orks stood w as chosen; here the church
would provide "a nicer v iew o f Strand gade". Eigtved
was asked to design it, and in 175 3 the final draw ings
were sanctioned. A t his death in 17 5 4 his son -in -law , G.
D. Anthon, took over the m anagem ent. The engravin g
shows the tow er covered b y a p rovision al hood in the
shape of a pyram id, 17 6 8 -6 9 replaced b y A n th o n 's octa
gonal obelisk spire.
93 V A R TO V c. 176 4
After the Reform ation several charitable institutions were
united into a hospital, V a rto v, w h ich w as placed outside
Østerport (the eastern gate). Later it w as m oved to N y-
Vartovskansen (see cat. nos. 9 and 1 1 ) ; after the damages
caused by the w ar again st the Swedes the hospital was
moved back into town, where it w as placed on a site near
Vestervold. In the engravin g V a rto v is depicted as a three
winged house w ith tw o storeys and a gable attic facing the
present Vester V oldgade and a pedim ent above the m iddle
ressaut facing Løngangsstræde. To the right o f this w e see
the church, w hich w as established in an adjoining house
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with J. C. Krieger as the architect. 18 5 6 -6 0 the building
was heightened w ith one storey.
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DET HARBOESKE ENKEFRUEKLOSTER c. 176 4
At her death 173 5 the w ife o f Harboe, P rivy Councillor,
left a house in Storm gade for free lodgin gs for the w idow s
belonging to the three upper ranks. W ith this in mind
the building was expanded 17 4 1 by E. D. Hausser with
one storey and two window s. 175 4 -6 0 Thurah built a
house sim ilar to the already existing house and connected
them b y a low w ing. The engraving show s the convent in
this shape. Later it was changed by C. F. Harsdorff, so
that the connecting w ing reached the same height as the
tw o pavilions.
95 THE C IT Y G O A L 1762
The city goal had been built between 1706 and 17 12 -
presum ably by J. C. Ernst. It was situated in Slutterigade
and burnt down 1795. In the words of Erik Pontoppidan
it was " . . . a large and strong building, like a a good cage
in w hich to store aw ay evil birds." The two houses on the
left stand on N ytorv, while on the right we have Heste-
mollestreede.
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VAJSENHUSET c. 1764
In 172 7 an orphanage was founded on N ytorv. It was de
stroyed b y the fire the follow in g year, and 17 3 1-3 4 the
building in this engraving was erected. The omnipresent
J. C. Krieger was the architect. Besides housing 140 chil
dren of both sexes the institution also included a pharmacy
to the left, a church in the middle, and a bookshop to the
right. Furthermore there was a large printing office in the
basement. On the left-hand side of the picture we see part
of the T own Hall. Like this the orphanage burnt down to
the ground in 1795, and in its place C. F. Hansen built the
combined T ow n Hall and Court House, the present C ity
Court (see cat. no. 14 1).
97 THE UN IVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN c. 1764
W hen the U niversity of Copenhagen was founded in 1479
it was situated in Nørregade where the present Bispegård
(Bishop's Palace) is n ow (see cat. no. 17). 1539 it was
moved across the street where some of the buildings were
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