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Brolæggerstræde

December 20, 2023

Brolæggerstræde (literally "Cobble-Layer Alley) is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Nytorv in the west with Badstuestræde in the east. Most of the buildings in the street date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. The Carlsberg Foundation is headquartered at No. 5.

Brolæggerstræde
Brolæggerstræde
Length128 m (420 ft)
LocationIndre By, Copenhagen, Denmark
Postal code1211
Coordinates55°40′39.36″N 12°34′28.92″E / 55.6776000°N 12.5747000°E / 55.6776000; 12.5747000

History edit

 
Brolæggerstræde as seen on Gedde's district map of Copenhagen

The street was originally called Benickestræde. In 1543, it is referred to as Per Broliggers Stræde. The name refers to Per Jensen "Brolægger" who from 1486-1510 owned the lot where No. 14 stands today. He was the first master cobble layer in Copenhagen. His son, Jens Brolægger, was mayor of Copenhagen from 1520.[1] The Taylors' Guild was for a while based where No. 4 and 6 stand today. Their building was also used as a venue for German comedies. From the 1650s, the street was also home to breweries.[2]

Knabrostræde connected the south side of the street to the coast at Gammel Strand. Endeløsstræde ("Endless Alley"), a short cul-de-sac, extended northwards a little further to the east. When the street was rebuilt following the Copenhagen Fire of 1728, Knabrostræde was extended northwards to Vimmelskaftet and Endeløsstræde was later connected to its east side. In 1795, the street was destroyed by the second great fire that hit Copenhagen. Endeløsstræde disappeared when the houses were rebuilt.[3]

Notable buildings and residents edit

All the buildings in the street date from the years immediately after the fire of 1795 and all of them are listed on the Danish registry of Protected buildings and Places.

 
The gate at Brolæggerstræde 11

Carlsberg-founder J.C. Jacobsen's first brewery, known as Bryggergården, is located at No. 5. The complex also comprises Knabrostræde 11 and 13 as well as several interconnected rear wings. It was built 1796-99 for another brewer, Nicolai Rindom. J. C. Jacobsen's father, Christian Jacobsen, purchased the brewery in 1826. A plaque above the gate commemorates J. C. Jacobsen and his son Carl Jacobsen. The inscription reads: "Brygger, dr.phil. Carl Chr. H. Jacobsen fødtes her den 2den marts 1842. Brygger, kaptajn J. C. Jacobsen foretog her året 1838 de første forsøg med fremstilling af undergæret øl". The building was refurbished by the architect Viggo Steen Møller in the early 1950s and now houses the Ny Carlsberg Foundation.[4]

 
Brolæggerstræde 2

The brick building at No. 11 on the opposite side of the street was built for another brewer, Andreas Tronier. A brass plaque to the left of the gate commemorates the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions which had its first home in the building from 1898 until 1950. Gyldenfeldts Gård (Brolæggerstræde 9/Knabrostræde 16) was built for Adjutant General Gyldenfeldt in 1795-98.[5]

The other buildings in the street are No.1 (1797, C. F. Hollander), No. 2 (1808), No. 3 (1797, Lauritz Thrane), No. 4 (1808, A. C. Wilcken), No. 6 (1798), No. 8 (1797, C. C. Martens ), No. 12 (1796), Brolæggerstræde 13/Rådhusstræde 1 (1798, Andreas Hallander), No. 14 (1798) and Brolæggerstræde 16/Nytorv 11 (1798, C. F. Hollander).

Cultural references edit

In Ludvig Holberg's comedy Uden Hoved og Hale, when the god Vulcanus visits Earth to attend a comedy, he is recommended the German comedies in Brolæggerstræde: "Yes, if it so, my dear Monsieur Vulcanus, then it is best that you go to the German comedies in the Brolægger-Stræde; for there you can see sieges, field battles, witchcraft and the history of half a century at once." ("Ja, hvis saa er, min kiære Monsieur Vulcanus, saa er det bedst, at I gaar paa de Tydske Comedier i Brolægger-Strædet; thi der kand I faa at se Beleiringer, Feldslag, Gespenster, Hexerie og et halvt Hundrede Aars Historie paa eengang ...").[2]

References edit

  1. ^ . Bjarne Staal Brolægger & Enterprise (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b . Selskabet for Københavns Historie (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ . indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ . indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ^ . indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

External links edit

 
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  • Badstuestræde 1(Brolæggerstræde 1

55°40′39″N 12°34′29″E / 55.6776°N 12.5747°E / 55.6776; 12.5747

December 20, 2023
brolæggerstræde, literally, cobble, layer, alley, street, town, copenhagen, denmark, linking, nytorv, west, with, badstuestræde, east, most, buildings, street, date, from, years, after, copenhagen, fire, 1795, carlsberg, foundation, headquartered, length128, l. Brolaeggerstraede literally Cobble Layer Alley is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen Denmark linking Nytorv in the west with Badstuestraede in the east Most of the buildings in the street date from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 The Carlsberg Foundation is headquartered at No 5 BrolaeggerstraedeBrolaeggerstraedeLength128 m 420 ft LocationIndre By Copenhagen DenmarkPostal code1211Coordinates55 40 39 36 N 12 34 28 92 E 55 6776000 N 12 5747000 E 55 6776000 12 5747000 Contents 1 History 2 Notable buildings and residents 3 Cultural references 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Brolaeggerstraede as seen on Gedde s district map of CopenhagenThe street was originally called Benickestraede In 1543 it is referred to as Per Broliggers Straede The name refers to Per Jensen Brolaegger who from 1486 1510 owned the lot where No 14 stands today He was the first master cobble layer in Copenhagen His son Jens Brolaegger was mayor of Copenhagen from 1520 1 The Taylors Guild was for a while based where No 4 and 6 stand today Their building was also used as a venue for German comedies From the 1650s the street was also home to breweries 2 Knabrostraede connected the south side of the street to the coast at Gammel Strand Endelosstraede Endless Alley a short cul de sac extended northwards a little further to the east When the street was rebuilt following the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 Knabrostraede was extended northwards to Vimmelskaftet and Endelosstraede was later connected to its east side In 1795 the street was destroyed by the second great fire that hit Copenhagen Endelosstraede disappeared when the houses were rebuilt 3 Notable buildings and residents editAll the buildings in the street date from the years immediately after the fire of 1795 and all of them are listed on the Danish registry of Protected buildings and Places nbsp The gate at Brolaeggerstraede 11Carlsberg founder J C Jacobsen s first brewery known as Bryggergarden is located at No 5 The complex also comprises Knabrostraede 11 and 13 as well as several interconnected rear wings It was built 1796 99 for another brewer Nicolai Rindom J C Jacobsen s father Christian Jacobsen purchased the brewery in 1826 A plaque above the gate commemorates J C Jacobsen and his son Carl Jacobsen The inscription reads Brygger dr phil Carl Chr H Jacobsen fodtes her den 2den marts 1842 Brygger kaptajn J C Jacobsen foretog her aret 1838 de forste forsog med fremstilling af undergaeret ol The building was refurbished by the architect Viggo Steen Moller in the early 1950s and now houses the Ny Carlsberg Foundation 4 nbsp Brolaeggerstraede 2The brick building at No 11 on the opposite side of the street was built for another brewer Andreas Tronier A brass plaque to the left of the gate commemorates the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions which had its first home in the building from 1898 until 1950 Gyldenfeldts Gard Brolaeggerstraede 9 Knabrostraede 16 was built for Adjutant General Gyldenfeldt in 1795 98 5 The other buildings in the street are No 1 1797 C F Hollander No 2 1808 No 3 1797 Lauritz Thrane No 4 1808 A C Wilcken No 6 1798 No 8 1797 C C Martens No 12 1796 Brolaeggerstraede 13 Radhusstraede 1 1798 Andreas Hallander No 14 1798 and Brolaeggerstraede 16 Nytorv 11 1798 C F Hollander Cultural references editIn Ludvig Holberg s comedy Uden Hoved og Hale when the god Vulcanus visits Earth to attend a comedy he is recommended the German comedies in Brolaeggerstraede Yes if it so my dear Monsieur Vulcanus then it is best that you go to the German comedies in the Brolaegger Straede for there you can see sieges field battles witchcraft and the history of half a century at once Ja hvis saa er min kiaere Monsieur Vulcanus saa er det bedst at I gaar paa de Tydske Comedier i Brolaegger Straedet thi der kand I faa at se Beleiringer Feldslag Gespenster Hexerie og et halvt Hundrede Aars Historie paa eengang 2 References edit I gamle dage Bjarne Staal Brolaegger amp Enterprise in Danish Archived from the original on 10 August 2015 Retrieved 6 June 2015 a b Brolaeggerstraede Selskabet for Kobenhavns Historie in Danish Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Brolaeggerstraede indenforvoldene dk in Danish Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Brolaeggerstraede 5 Knabrostraede 11 13 indenforvoldene dk in Danish Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Brolaeggerstraede 9 11 Knabrostraede 16 indenforvoldene dk in Danish Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 June 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brolaeggerstraede Brolaeggerstraede at indenforvoldene dk Census Source 1840 census 1860 census 1906 census Source Badstuestraede 1 Brolaeggerstraede 155 40 39 N 12 34 29 E 55 6776 N 12 5747 E 55 6776 12 5747 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brolaeggerstraede amp oldid 1131250959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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