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Larslejsstræde
Larslejsstræde is a street in the Latin Quarter of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It links Sankt Peders Stræde with Nørre Voldgade. History The street was originally a cul-de-sac affording access to St. Peter's graveyard and a house that belonged to St. Johm's and St. Birgitte's alter. The street name is seen as Lasse Leegs stræde in 1571, referring to a man of that name who supposedly owned a house in the street for many years. Over the next period the name is variously written as Lasse-, Laurs-, Leeg-, Leyell- and Leig- before the name Larsleistræde is established. The houses along the street were destroyed both in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 and in the Fire of 1795 but rebuilt soon thereafter. Notable buildings and structures No. 2 is from 1829 and the former rectory for the pastor at St. Peter's Church. The rest of the northeast side of the street is dominated by the wall of St. Peter's graveyard and the large Sankt Petri Passage complex (No. 4–6) with a passagew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Pelt
Abraham Pelt (11 February 1695 - 14 April 1783) was a Danish industrialist and philanthropist. Early life Pelt was born in Copenhagen, the son of Hans Peter Pelt (died 1715) and Dorothea Kellinghusen (died 1732). In 1708, his father, who was originally from the Netherlands, obtained a license to establish Copenhagen's second sugar refinery. The sugar refineries were generally some of the most profitable industrial enterprises in the country at the time. Career Pelt inherited a thriving sugar refinery business. It was originally located in Christianshavn but relocated to No. 5 in the city's North Quarter (now Gammeltorv 14-16 and Nørregade 7) after the Copenhagen Fire of 1728. Pelt was active in the Danish Asiatic Company and served as a bank commissioner at Kurantbanken in 1759-74. Personal life Pelt married on 18 November 1743 in the Church of Our Saviour Maria Elisabeth Mushardt (13 3 May 1725 in Kristiania – 1 2 February 1760 in Copenhagen), daughter of later Majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Petri Schule
''Sankt Petri Schule'' ( da, Sankt Petri Skole) is a German international private school in Copenhagen. The school, one of the oldest in Denmark dating its origins back to 1575, is located opposite St. Peter's Church, the Lutheran parish church of the German-speaking community in Copenhagen. Sankt Petri Schule is a member of the German Schools Abroad Network DAS. History The school was founded by Theophilus Neovinus in 1575. For the first two centuries of its existence, the school was a charity school. A Sankt Petri Girls' School was founded by Balthasar Münter (father of the salonist Friederike Brun) in the second half of the 18th century. A new building for the school was inaugurated at Larslejsstræde 5 in 1899. The complex also comprised a new home for , a home for elderly indigent, German expatriates. It had been established in the beginning of the 19th century through a merger of three independent institutions: ('Thyme's Foundation'), founded by Winand Thyme in 1775; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Petri Passage
Sankt Petri Passage (literally St Peter's Passageway) is a passageway and surrounding mixed-use complex linking Nørregade with Larslejsstræde in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The National Romantic complex was built for the telephone company KTAS (now TDC) in the 1900s and is also known as Telefonhuset ("The Telephone House"). The new name refers to neighbouring St Petri's Church. Current tenants include KVUC as well as several Danish and international companies. History KTAS was first based in the Jorcks Passage complex. The company acquired the site in Nørregade from 1899 and the architect Fritz Koch was selected for the task of designing a new headquarters. Construction began in 1900 but progressed slowly due to financial difficulties. and 1909. Jens Ingwersen took over the project following Koch's death in 1906 and the complex was finally inaugurated in 1909. It was later expanded between 1917 and 1938, both with the incorporation of the existing properties at Nørregade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
