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Brøste House
Brøste House (Denmark, Danish: ), also known as Potter House (Danish: ) after its founder, Thomas Potter (industrialist), Thomas Potter, a Scotland, Scottish born industrialist, is a late 18th-century historic property at Overgaden Oven Vandet 10, overlooking Christianshavns Kanal, Christianshavn Canal, in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed in the Listed buildings in Christianshavn, Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. It is now owned by Barfoed Group. History Early history In the late 17th century the site was part of four separate properties, listed in Copenhagen's first cadastre from 1689 as No. 112, No. 113, No. 115 and No. 119 in Christianshavn Quarter. These properties were later merged into two. One of them was listed in the new cadastre of 1756 as No. 193 in Christianshavn Quarter and was at that time owned by ''overkrigskommisær'' Alexander Walker Ross and Jonas Collin. The other one was listed as No. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
