The English Terrace ( Danish: De Engelske Rækkehuse) at

Toldbodgade Toldbodgade ( lit. "Custom House Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends north from Nyhavn at the Nyhavn Bridge, continuing Holberggade, passes Sankt Annæ Plads after just one block, and continues straight until it reache ...

71– 87 is a row of consecutive terraced houses in the

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neighbourhood of central

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. The terrace was built in 1873–74 to design by

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for

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. It is listed.

History

Background

The Jan von Osten House at

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was purchased by

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in 1770. After his death in 1792, the property was taken over by

The English Terrace

In the early 1870s, the foundation charged

with the design of a residential project for the garden. He designed a single row of terraced houses inspired by English architecture. It was built in 1873–74. The houses were originally rented out but were sold off individually in the 1970s. Former residents include the architect Hans Munk Hansen. The individual houses have later been sold as

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s. They were originally fronted by small front gardens and a small shed building towards Toldbodgade. These have disappeared in conjunction with an widening of the street.

Gallery

File:Engelske huse, Ny Toldbodgade (2).jpg, The terrace viewed from the street File:Rasmus Frederik Hendriksen - Ny Toldbodgade 43 - 59.jpg, The buildings seen from the yard in the 20th century

Architecture

The terrace consists of nine terraced houses. The main entrances face a courtyard situated between the terrace to the east and the Jan van Osten House to the west. Each house has an area of approximately 400 square metres and consists of three storeys, attic and basement. The houses were listed in 1978. The scope of the heritage listing was expanded in 2002 to include the pavement and granite curb in the courtyard.

Image gallery

Image:Toldbodgade - Engelske Rækkehuse 04.jpg, Main entrances Image:Toldbodgade - Engelske Rækkehuse 06.jpg, Doors Image:Toldbodgade - Engelske Rækkehuse 08.jpg, Courtyard Image:Toldbodgade - Engelske Rækkehuse 08.jpg, The courtyard Image:Toldbodgade - Engelske Rækkehuse 01.jpg, The facade on Toldbodgade

References

External links

{{Commons category, De Engelske Rækkehuse (Toldbodgade)
Renderings
in the

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Frederiksstaden Houses in Copenhagen Listed residential buildings in Copenhagen