Gammel Strand 44


Gammel Strand 44 is a historic property overlooking Slotsholmens Kanal and Slotsholmen in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

Gammel Strand 44 was built in 1797 by master builder Frederik C. G. Koop after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 had destroyed the previous building at the site.
First solo dancer and later ballet master at the Royal Danish Ballet Antoine Bournonville was a resident in the building in 1811. His son, August Bournonville, who would later also become ballet master, was then around six years old. The physicist Hans Christian Ørsted was also a resident in the building in 1811. Composer F.L.Æ. Kunzen had his last home in the building from 1814 to 1817. C. L. Sander, a professor at the University of Copenhagen, was a resident from 1818 and until his death the following year.
A. Nielsen opened a fishmonger in the ground floor in 1886. It was after his death continued by his son Andreas Nielsen until at least the 1950s.

Architecture

Gammel Strand is a four-winged complex. The facade is seven bays wide and has a dressed ground floor while the upper floors stand in blank, red brick. The top floor was added in 1855 while the three-bay wall dormer is from 1930. The main entrance is topped by a triangular pediment.

Today

The Birds CPH, a bar specializing in beer and gin, is based in the ground floor. Other tenants in the building include the law firm Galst Advokater.