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Vigerslev Allé
Vigerslev Allé is a major artery in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Enghavevej in the northeast to Hvidovrevej in Hvidovre in the southwest. The first part of the street runs east–west, following the south side of the main railway line through Copenhagen on its way to Toftegårds Plads, the largest square in Valby. It later passes under the S-train network's Ringbanen, Ring Line at Vigerslev Allé station before continuing southwest to the Ring 2 (Copenhagen), Ring 2 ring road just before entering Hvidovre Municipality at Harrestrup Å in Vigerslevparken. History The first railway line in Denmark between Copenhagen and Roskilde opened in 1947. Its first leg followed present-day Sønder Boulevard and was then dug through Valby Hill on its way to the old village of Vigerslev. J. C. Jacobsen established his Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg Brewert on the north side of the railway when a natural spring was encountered during the excavation work for the rail lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movia Bus Line 1A On Vigerslev Alle
Movia may refer to: * Alstom Movia, a family of metro train cars built by Alstom (initially Bombardier) * Movia (transit agency), a public transport agency in Copenhagen, Denmark * ''Dinornis'' or ''Movia'', an extinct genus of birds {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigerslev
Vigerslev is a working-class neighborhood that forms part of Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a .... The area is dominated by a large industrial zone, apartment buildings (5–6 floors) and a few single-family houses. The area is connected with F-train ( Vigerslev Allé station). References Valby {{Denmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aller Media
Aller Media is a magazine publisher in the Nordic countries, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It publishes ''Elle'', ''Cafe'', ''Familie Journalen'', ''Femina (Denmark), Femina'', ''Allers'' and ''Se og Hør''. History Aller Media was founded in Copenhagen in 1873 by Carl Aller and his wife Laura Aller. It expanded into Sweden and Norway in the 1890s and into Finland in 1992. In August 2009, Aller Press A/S changed its name to Aller Media A/S. The same year Aller moved into a new headquarters at Havneholmen. The building is designed by PLH Architects. Magazines and newspapers Aller's publications are among the most read in Sweden. It publishes 34 magazines every month which are read by over 4 million people including the best selling magazine in Sweden as of 2004, the TV Guide ''Se & Hör'', which is published in Norway and Denmark as ''Se og Hør (Norway), Se og Hør''. ''Allers'' magazine is distributed in Norway and Sweden for the mature female market group. It traces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen Hospitality College
Copenhagen Hospitality College (, abbr. HRS) is a vocational college located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school is Northern Europe's largest school specialising in hospitality courses and Denmark's largest food institute. History Around 1920 some restaurateurs decided to come together to offer educational evening classes in various subjects relative to the hospitality industry, these classes took place on board a schooner named Constance. As teachings became more and more comprehensive, the Ministry of Education acknowledged that subjects related to the hospitality industry were a professional craft and the school was approved apprenticeship status in 1922 and became known as the Restaurant Industry Apprenticeship School. As enrollment to the newly established school increased, there quickly became a shortage of space aboard the schooner. The school moved in 1924 into a building of Copenhagen Institute of Technology (Now part of Aalborg University) and later to Kongedybet on Amag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Fenger
Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905) was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style, and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen. Among his works are several churches, the Central Fire Station and Vestre Prison in Copenhagen. He also directed the renovations of Church of Holmen and Christian IV's Stock Exchange. Early life and education Ludvig Fenger was born on 7 July 1833 in the village of Slots Bjergby outside Slagelse as the son of the local pastor. After graduating from Slagelse Latin School he attended the Royal Danish Academy while also working for architects such as Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Christian Hansen and Ferdinand Meldahl. He received the Academy's Large Gold Medal in 1866 and went on several journeys abroad from 1867 to 1869. He participated in the Second Schleswig War against Germany, was wounded and became a prisoner of war. Career In 1871 Fenger became a member of the Academy and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestre Fængsel
Vestre Prison (, Western Prison) is the main jail of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates. It primarily houses pretrial detainees, not convicted felons. History Vestre Fængsel opened in 1895. The building was designed by city architect Ludvig Fenger. During much of the German occupation of Denmark, Vestre Fængsel was operated by German police. Cultural references * Vestre Prison is used as location in the films ''De røde enge'' (1945), '' Mosekongen'' (1950), '' I kongens klær'' (1954), '' Den forsvundne fuldmægtig'' (1971), '' Mig og Mafiaen'' (1973), '' Olsen-banden går amok'' (1973), '' Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé'' (1994), '' Anklaget'' (2005) and '' Winnie og Karina går til filmen'' (2009). * Vestre Prison is used as a location at 1:20:23 in the 1974 ''Olsen-banden'' film '' The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang''. * ''Vestre Fængsel'' is the title of a 1996 adaption by Finn & Jacob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StreetMekka
StreetMekka is a 2,200 square metre indoor venue for street sports and street culture in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The activities include Street basketball, parkour, dance, street soccer, street art, beat production, and DJing. It is situated at Enghavevej 82 D, adjacent to Copenhagen Skatepark. Founder and the idea of Streetmekka came from Samir Bohammouch in year 2003 who plays Streetbasketball in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Idea was based from the need of having a free place for all people in all ages to come and play streetbasketball all year around, specially in the typical cold weather season in Denmark. Operation StreetMekka opened on 16 October 2010 in a former tram workshop. It is operated by the non-profit organization GAME and funded by Copenhagen Municipality Copenhagen Municipality (), also known in English language, English as the Municipality of Copenhagen, located in the Capital Region of Denmark, is the largest of the four m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen Skatepark
Copenhagen Skatepark, also referred to as CPH Skatepark, is an indoor skateboarding venue located at Enghavevej in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen Skatepark is also involved in the operation of a 4,500 square metre outdoor skatepark in Fælledparken which opened in 2011. History Copenhagen Skatepark opened in a former painting workshop of Copenhagen's tramways in 2003. In 2010, it was joined at the site by StreetMekka, a centre for street sports and street art. Facilities The vert ramp was at the time of its inauguration the largest in Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also .... The street section is divided into three pyramids. There are also ledges, handrails, trapper, quarters and launches. Other facilities include changing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Aller
Carl Julius Aller (25 November 1845 – 23 August 1926) was a Danish publisher of the late 19th and early 20th century and founder of Aller Media, the largest publisher of weekly magazines in the Nordic countries and still controlled by the Aller family. Early life and education Carl Aller was born in Copenhagen on 25 November 1845, the son of brewer Christian Hansen Aller (1797–1852) and Juliane Christine Geschel el. Gechel (ca. 1806–72). He apprenticed as a lithographer in C. F. Aamodt's studio. Career In am early age, Aller invented a new photolithographic method of image production. In 1869, he was awarded the Ørsted Grant for his invention. Together with his wife, Laura Aller, he founded Carl Aller's Etablissement in 1873 and in 1874 they began the publication of ''Nordisk Mønster Tidende'' (later Femina). In 1877, they launched a new magazine '' Illustrated Family Journal'' (Danish: Illustreret Familie Journal), with Laura Aller as editor-in-chief. The magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valby Gasworks
Valby Gasworks was a former gasworks between Vigerslev Allé og Retortvej in the Copenhagen suburb of Valby. It was one of Denmark's largest gasworks, with a total area of . It produced coal gas between 1907 and 1963, and from then on was used just for gas storage. In 1964 the works was destroyed by a powerful gas explosion, causing many injuries and serious damage to the surrounding suburb. The explosion featured in an episode of the series ''Danmarks katastrofer'' (''Denmark's disasters'') by DR. Explosion When the works were constructed, they were positioned well outside of Copenhagen city for public safety. However, in the postwar years the city rapidly expanded. By the 1960s, the works had been completely surrounded by housing. On 26 September 1964, at 9.36 am, an explosion occurred in the gasworks control house. This was one of the buildings out towards Vigerslev Allé, between the two gasholders. Due to negligent maintenance, the building had been filled with a mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvebod Brygge
Kalvebod Brygge () is a waterfront area in the Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name also refers to a section of the Ring 2 (Copenhagen), Ring 2 ring road which follows the waterfront from Langebro in the north to the H. C. Ørsted Power Station in the south. The area is dominated by office buildings, Tivoli Conference Center, several hotels and the shopping centre Fisketorvet. The southern part of the area, south of Bernstoffsgade, is to the west bounded by an extensive railway terrain, a section of which is now under redevelopment into a linear park with scattered buildings and a Copenhagen Super Bikeways, super bikeway, which will ultimately provide a greenway between the city centre and the Kongens Enghave, South Harbour. The northern part of the road, northeast of Bernstoffsgade, belongs to the Indre By district. It is bounded to the north by the small Rysensteen Quarter where the Copenhagen Police Headquarters is located. History Both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Reclamation
Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new Terrestrial ecoregion, land from oceans, list of seas, seas, Stream bed, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground, reclaimed land, or land fill. History In ancient Egypt, the rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt, Twelfth Dynasty (c. 2000–1800 BC) undertook a far-sighted land reclamation scheme to increase agricultural output. They constructed levees and canals to connect the Faiyum Oasis, Faiyum with the Bahr Yussef waterway, diverting water that would have flowed into Lake Moeris and causing gradual evaporation around the lake's edges, creating new farmland from the reclaimed land. A similar land reclamation system using dams and drainage canals was used in the Greek Lake Copais, Copaic Basin during the Middle Helladic period, Middle Helladic Period (c. 1900–1600 BC). Another early large-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
