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Thorvaldsen's Museum ,
situ ate behind the
R o y al O h a p e l, w ith a larg e open space in front
extending to the S torm bro .
It w as raised p a rtly
by v o lu n tary co n trib u tio n s, p a rtly by a g ra n t from
the M unicipal fund.
T h e architect w as Mr.
Bin-
desbollj
Inspector of B u ild in g s, w hose plan w as
a p p ro v ed by the g re at S culptor him self.
T h e
building w as comm enced in th e y e ar
1837,
but,
from v ario u s obstacles an d im p ed im ents, w as not
finally com pleted till the y e a r
1846.
It is in the
E g y p tian style o f A rc h ite c tu re ,
230
feet in length,
125
feet in b readth ,
46
feet in height, and consists
o f two stories. In the centre of the building is an
open court,
116
ft. long an d
50
ft. b ro ad , w hich
contains th e A rtist’s tom b.
In the fron t hall,
c o rrid o r, and a p a rtm e n ts , on the grou nd or first
story, are placed the w orks o f the Sculptor, and,
on the sto ry above, his collections.
T h e outer
w alls are decorated on b o th sides w ith T uscan
P ain tin g s in p la s te r , descriptive o f T h o rv ald sen ’s
a rriv a l a t the T o ld b o d , and the im portatio n o f his
w orks. On the sum m it o f the front and prin cip al
e n tra n ce , stands the C hariot o f V ictory draw n by
four horses, executed in bronze from a m odel b y
B issen.
T h e front hall, co rrid ors, and ap artm en ts, are
p ain ted in the P om p eiian style w ith b rilliant colors,
w hile the decorations are executed w ith so g reat