The Ivar Huitfeldt Column is a

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, built to commemorate the death of Admiral

Ivar Huitfeldt Iver Huitfeldt (5 December 1665 – 4 October 1710) was a Danish-Norwegian naval officer who was killed in action, when he commanded the ship '' Dannebroge'' during the Great Northern War. Biography Iver Huitfeldt was born in the Norwegian town ...

and his men from HDMS Dannebroge, which exploded and sank in the Battle of Køge Bat during the

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. The monument was constructed in 1886 to a design by

Vilhelm Dahlerup Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup (4 August 1836 – 24 January 1907) was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings ...

. Ferdinand Edvard Ring was responsible for the statue of the Roman goddess of victory,

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, and for the reliefs, while

Carl Brummer Carl Harald Brummer (12 July 1864 – 14 February 1953) was a Danish architect who was influential in the design of homes at the beginning of the 20th century. Early life and education Brummer was born in Bogense as the son of Hans Frederik Brum ...

undertook the monument's architectural design.

Background

On 4 October 1710, the ship of the line '' HDMS Dannebroge'', which Huitfeldt commanded, was set on fire during an encounter with the Swedes. He gave orders to continue the battle, which only came to an end when the ship blew up. Huitfeldt and 497 crew members were killed. Between 1872 and 1875 various artifacts were brought up from the wreck, including cannons and the ship's anchor.

Design

The monument consists of a marble column placed on a tall granite base and topped by a statue of

. It stands approximately 19 metres tall and measures 3.377 x 3.77 metres at the base. Four bronze reliefs on the base of the monument, one on each side, feature Huitfeldt's portrait, his coat of arms, his ship and a short text. The design incorporates the cannonballs barrels and the ship's anchor is attached to the plinth.

History

Christian Rasmus Neuhaus - Langeliniepromenaden

The initial plans for a Huitfeldt memorial called for a much smaller monument, a sort of cairn, but after the intervention of

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brewer

Carl Jacobsen Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen (2 March 1842 – 11 January 1914) was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist. Though often preoccupied with his cultural interests, Jacobsen was a shrewd and visionary businessman and initiated the tra ...

who had already sponsored several monuments in Copenhagen, including a statue of Admiral

Niels Juel Niels Juel (8 May 1629 – 8 April 1697) was a Danish naval officer. He served as supreme commander of the Dano-Norwegian Navy during the late 17th century and oversaw development of the Danish-Norwegian Navy. Background Niels Juel was born ...

next to the National Bank, it was decided to launch a design competition. It was won by

. The original plan was to erect the monument at the small churchyard attached to the naval

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, close to the main entrance in

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, but Dahlerup's monument was ultimately deemed too big for the site. The bronze components were cast in C.F. Holm's bronze foundry at

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