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indebted to C hristian IV .
It w as comm enced in
1 6 2 2 , and finished in 1624.
T h e length is 406
feet, the b read th 66 ft.
A t the principal entrance,
from the S lo tsp lad s, a re four pillars of Italian
m arble, w ith tw o statues representing M ercury and
N eptune, one on each side. T he roof of the building,
176 ft. high, is o f lead, and surm ounted by a v ery
rem ark ab le spire form ed of four d r a g o n s , w ith
their h eads pointing tow ards the four corners o f
the g lo b e, and th eir bodies entw ining each other
till the tails come to a p oin t at the t o p , so as to
form the sp ire , w hich is term inated by three balls
and th ree crow ns, w ith a vane above.
A t the end
o f the H all, in w hich the m erchants assem ble from
2 to 4 o’clock, is a large painting representing
C hristian IV . visiting T ycho B rahe on H veen island
in 1 592 . Adjoining the H all are an A uction room ,
and a p artm en ts for the S ea In su ran ce and M ercantile
A ssociation. T he centre of the building is arrang ed
as a so rt o f B azar.
A t the E astern end is the
H ouse and P ro p e rty In su ran ce Office. T he vaulted
cellars of the E xchange are occupied by retail
dealers in iron, h em p , flax , salt, & c ., and have
th eir entrance from the street bordering the canal.
Banken The Bank 3
on the w est side of
the E xchange, and connected w ith it by a corridor,
w as erected tow ards the end o f the 18th. century.