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Dronning Louises Bro
Dronning Louises Bro (English: Queen Louise's Bridge) is a bridge across The Lakes in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It joins Frederiksborggade in Indre By (city centre) with Nørrebrogade in Nørrebro and separates Sortedam Lake (Sortedam Sø) to the northeast from Peblinge Lake (Peblinge Sø) to the south west. The bridge was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup, and constructed between 1885 and 1887. The bridge is named after Queen Louise, King Christian IX's wife. It was listed in 1997. History The first bridges A bridge (fjællebroen)) located close to the site of the current bridge is mentioned in 1562. It provided a link between Copenhagen's North Gate and the Nørrebro Road (Nørrebro Landevej) In 1618-20, Christian IV built a combined embankment and a wooden bridge as part of his new Frederiksborg Road. The crossing was improved in the 1720s. The embankments in each end was reinforced with large stones and the central bridge section was replaced by a drawbridge. The new br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Louise Bridge
The Queen Louise Bridge ( ger, Königin-Luise-Brücke; rus, Мост королевы Луизы; lt, Karalienės Luizos tiltas) is a bridge over the Neman River in Lithuania–Russia border, that connects the Lithuanian town Panemunė and Russian city Sovetsk (historically: Tilsit). It is named after Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Gallery Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-P017308, Tilsit, Memelbrücke nach Litauen.jpg, Bridge in 1930 Königin Luisen Brücke.jpg, Part of the bridge raised in 1911 Königin-Luise Brücke über die Memel in Tilsit Juni 1941.jpg, Bridge in 1941 Queen Louise Bridge decorated with Vytis (Waykimas) in Panemunė, Lithuania, 1937.jpg, Lithuanian-side of the bridge in Panemunė with the coat of arms of Lithuania in 1937 Мост Королевы Луизы 03.jpg, Portrait of Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie; 10 March 1776 – 19 July 1810) was Queen of Prussia as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |