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destroyed b y the fire in 1728. T h ey were reconstructed b y
J. C. Krieger. In this engravin g the long pilaster-decorated
"K omm un itet” buildin g is seen from St. Peders stræde,
the tw o pediments have been removed long ago. In the
courtyard behind one can make out the corbiestep gables
from the old "K omm un itet” building, origin ally built as
the B ishop's Palace.
Reproduced p. 64.
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THE R O Y A L THEATRE c. 176 4
O n a lot next to G jethuset Frederik V had in 1748 a new
theatre erected; it w as called the D anish Play-house or the
D anish Stage. Eigtved had supplied draw ings for the
theatre w h ich actu ally looks more like a noblem an's
house than a theatre, although the architect w eighed down
the buildin g w ith a h eavy mansard roof - an otherw ise
rare device in his oeuvre - here probably ow ing to the
purpose of the building. In the 1770 s H arsdorff rebuilt the
theatre both on the outside and the inside. O n the right
w e look along Holmens Canal w ith the n aval main w are
house and the pavilion housing the collection of models.
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FREDERIKS H O S P ITA L c. 176 4
The ensemble o f buildings constituting the hospital w as
situated betw een Am aliegade and Bredgade and had iden
tical facades on both sides. The pavilions in Bredgade,
how ever, had outside flights of stairs, and consequently
this v iew must be from Am aliegade - w h ich also is in
agreement w ith the w ind m ill on the right, situated near
the Esplanade (see cat. no. 49). The plans for the hospital
were supplied b y Eigtved, w ho did not, how ever, manage
to build the four planned pavilions along either street.
Thurah took over the m anagement at the death of Eigtved
(1754) and instead built the still standing, larger p avi
lions, of w h ich tw o can be seen in the engraving. B y
means of their sturdiness o f design they form a contrast
to E igtved's refined buildings.
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THE A SSEM B LY H OU SE OF THE A SIA T IC
C O M P A N Y 17 6 1
The A siatic C om pan y w as founded 173 2 and placed on
Christian shavn imm ediately east o f Knippelsbro bridge.
Here it comm anded a large basin, a shipyard w ith a ship-
w a y and grad u ally some considerable buildings. In 1738
Philip de Lange built the assem bly house of the company,
w h ich here is seen facin g Strandgade; it w as built like a
m ansion in three storeys. 17 8 1 a counterpart was con
structed, connected to the origin al bu ildin g b y a wall (on
the right) w ith a passage (through the gate). The new
bu ilding served as a w arehouse, but the front was iden
tical w ith the A ssem b ly House, and thus the company had
acquired a tru ly m onum ental entrance from Strandgade.
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THE A S IA T IC C O M P A N Y 'S W AREHOU SE
c. 176 4
The long w arehouse w ith the 23 bays in Strandgade
standing at right angles to the harbour w as built 1748-50
after Eigtved's plans. A b o ve a base w ith cordon-cornices
the building rises w ith its three storeys framed by sym
m etrical pilaster strip w ith "ea rs” . This is the first ex
ample of the style w h ich later w as to be so typical of
Eigtved. In the roof there are seven attics w ith hoisting
apparatus. The tw o bays closest to the harbour were re
m oved at the turn o f the century.
102 THE N A V A L A R S E N A L c. 176 4
1738 it w as decided to separate the n aval artillery and
equipment from the A rm o u ry on Slotsholmen. For this
purpose an artificial island w as made b y filling up part
o f the harbour east o f M otzm ann 's area (Christiansholm).
The builder o f the N a vy , Philip de Lange, made the plans
for the arsenal w h ich w as com plete in 174 3. It consists of
tw o w in gs standing end to end and connected by a portal.
The buildings w ere in tw o storeys, the low er of which
was provided w ith arched gatew ays. Pilaster strips
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