Amaliegade 12

Amaliegade 12
General information
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates	55°40′57.34″N 12°35′32.27″E
Completed	1755
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Nicolai Eigtved

Amaliegade 12 is a historic property in the Frederiksstaden Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Count Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow lived in the building when he was appointed to Prime Minister in 179 and it has also housed the American diplomatic mission to Denmark. The law firm Moltje-Leth Arkitekter is now based in the building.

History

Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow

Amaliegade 12 was built in 1753-55 by Bicolai Eigtved for the timber merchant Dittleff Lindenhoff. Eigtved had also created the overall plan for the new Frederiksstaden district just a few years earlier.

af hofbygmester Nicolai Eigtved (1701-1754). Oprindelig var huset i to etager med mezzanin, men blev forhøjet med en etage i 1899.

The American diplomatic mission in 1924

Adam Wilhelm Hauch, a military officer who was appointed to chamberlain that same year, acquired the building in 1782. He lived in the house until 1785 and went on a longer journey in Eirope the following year. The building then served as the city residence of count Christian Ditlev Frederik Reventlow until 1811. He was also the owner of Christianssæde and Pederstrup on Lolland, played a central role in the Danish agricultural reforms of the 1780s and 1790s and was appointed to Minister of the State in 1797.

Notables who have lived in the building for shorter periods of time include the painter Christian Albrecht Jensen (1825), the economist C. G. N. David (1830-31), count Frederik Marcus (1845) and the politician Carl Emil Bardenfleth (1852).

The building later hosted the American diplomatic mission in Copenhagen.

Today

The law firm Moltke-Leth Advokater is now based in the building.

See also

• Listed buildings in Copenhagen Municipality

External links

• Amaliegade at indenforvoldene.dk