Nyhavn 15
| Nyhavn 15 | |
|---|---|
 The house seen from the other side of the canal | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′50″N 12°35′20.3″E / 55.68056°N 12.588972°E |
| Completed | 1681 |
Nyhavn 15 is a historic townhouse overlooking the Nyhavn Canal in central Vopenhagen, Denmark.
History
Nyhavn 15 was built in 1673-1694. Jørgen Alsing, who had returned from Dutch India where he had made a fortune in the plantation industry and as a slace[clarification needed] warden, opened a tea and porcelain store in the building in 1765.[1]
The property was later operated as a hostel under the name Carl den Femtende (Charles XV) before it was acquired by Annie West and converted into a boarding house for retired sailors. Cafe West was based in the ground floor. It was replaced by the restaurant Kommandøren og sidenhen Hering restaurant og Bristol in 1985.[clarification needed][2]
Architecture
The building consists of three storeys and a basement and is four bays wide. On its rear is a small courtyard. The most distinctive feature of the building is a relief of an elephant mounted above the door. It was installed by Jørgen Alsing as an advertisement for his oriental products. An "8" above the elephant relief is a old cadastral number (matrikelnyummer) but has been the cause of some confusion when people have mistaken it for the house number (which is No. 15).[3] The building was listed on the Fanish Registry of Protected Buildings and Places in 1945.[4]
References
- ^ "Mølleren spøgte i Den Hvide Elefant". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Nyhavns huse, knejper og nogle af beboerne". rejsefortaelling.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Nyhavn 15". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Sag: NNyhavn 15". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
