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in great order divide the lo n g facades into 19 bays. In
front of the bridge leading from M otzm ann 's square to
the Arsenal island are the tw o colum nae rostratae w hich
Marcus Tuscher designed in 174 3 as the A dm ira lity's con
tribution to the festive decorations for the p rin cely couple,
Frederik (V) and Louise. A fte r the celebration they were
moved to this place w here th ey stood for a lon g time (see
cat. no. 37).
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THE HO LSTE IN H OU SE 176 2
In connection w ith the extension o f the district around
Frederiksholm H. U. L iitzow , the Lord Cham berlain, had
a mansion built in Storm gade. It had nine bays and tw o
storeys - supposedly w ith a belvedere above the m iddle
ressaut. In 172 6 it came into the possession o f the H ol
stein fam ily; later the house w as enlarged w ith a broad
bay at either end, and in 17 4 7 the gate w as w alled up.
1756 there w as y e t another rebuildin g: Jacob Fording
added a m ezzanine, decorated at the top w ith vases and
the coat of arms of the P rivy C ou n cillor J. L. H olstein. A n
other gate was made th rough the central axis o f the house
(the preceding one had been on the left side), and the
Tuscan pilasters were bordered w ith pilaster strips w ith
"ears".
104 THE T H O T T HOU SE 1763
The house w as bu ilt 16 8 3 -8 6 b y an u nkn ow n architect
for the Adm iral N iels Juel. Then the facade w as decorated
with simple Doric pilasters in great order (see cat. nos. 25
and 28). In this en gravin g the origin al decoration can still
be seen on the side w in g facin g Bredgade. 1760 the house
was bought b y O tto Thott, the P riv y C ouncillor, w h o had
it modernized b y N .-H . Jardin. The latter provided the
pilasters w ith Corinthian capitals and inserted festoons be
tween the two storeys. The rectangular three-bayed attic
was replaced b y a trian gu lar fronton and a balustrade w ith
sculptural decorations. T o-d ay the bu ildin g houses the
French Embassy.
105 THE BERCKENTIN HOUSE c. 1764
W here D ronningens Tvæ rgade runs into Bredgade C. A .
Berckentin, P rivy Councillor, in 17 5 1 succeeded in driving
aw ay three landowners in order to ensure the lot for him
self. Here he imm ediately built his house, w ith Thurah's
words "in the manner of the Paris hotels", that is, stand
in g back w ith a cour d'honneur in front. J. G. Rosenberg
was architect, presum ably w ith Eigtved's "sign ature".
1763 the house was acquired by Baron Schimmelmann.
Since 1884 it has belonged to the Order of Oddfellow s,
that had part of the w rought iron fence removed and two
pavilions put up.
106
THE DEHN A N D BERNSTORFF HOUSES
c. 1764
By successive acquisitions of land the prime m inisters
Dehn and Bernstorff succeeded w ithin a short time in
taking over large pieces of land on the corners of Bredgade
and the n ew ly constructed Frederiksgade. A t the earliest
in January 1752 could the thought have arisen to build
laterally reversed tw in mansions on this spot. J. G. Rosen
berg was the architect, but Eigtved "sign ed" the work, due
to his position as the person artistically responsible for
Frederiksstaden.
Reproduced p. 66.
10 7 FREDERIKSKIRKEN 1763
October 29, 1749, the King laid the foundation stone of
the Frederiks Church where the Marble Church stands now.
A t this time there did not even exist sketches for the new
church. Eigtved made no less than five plans, Thurah one,
and the famous French architect A . J. Gabriel two. They
were all rejected, whereas the one made b y the still un
tried N.-H . Jardin was proceeded with. 1754 he was asked
to come to Copenhagen from Paris, and 1756 a series of
approved draw ings la y ready from his hand. The building
activities were initiated under the supervision of Jardin,
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