Frederiksholms Kanal 20

Frederiksholms Kanal 20, located at the corner with Ny Kongensgade (No. 2), is a mid-19th century apartment building overlooking Frederiksholms Kanal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Its current appearance dates from 1848 when a building from before 1750 was expanded with two floors. The neighbouring building at Ny Kongensgade 4 and a three-storey warehouse in the courtyard were also built at this point. All three buildings have been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places.

Frederiksholms Kanal 20
The building seen from the other side of the canal
General information
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′27.14″N 12°34′37.21″E

History
The building seen furthest to the left
Marie Henriques in her apartment

A two-storey building was built at the site before 1750. Johan Ludvig Heiberg was a resident in the building in 1827. Supreme Court attorney and politician Orla Lehmann lived there in 1845–46.[1]

In 1848 the building was adapted and heightened with two floors in 1848. The architect of the adaption is not known. The painter Carl Bloch lived on the third floor from 1882 to 1887.[1] The painter Marie Henriques lived on the third floor. In October 1943.[2]

Architecture

The building consists of four storeys over a high cellar. The facade towards Frederiksholms Kanal is 10 bays long while six bays faces Ny Kongensgade. The roof is clad with black-glazed tiles and features five dormers towards the canal. The building at Ny Kongensgade 5 is five bays wide. In the courtyard is a three-storey warehouse. All three buildings were listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places on 6 April 1959.[3]

Today

Lead Rödl & Partner, a law firm founded in 2011, is based in the building.

References
  1. "Ny Kongensgade 2-4 / Frederiksholms Kanal 20". indenforvoldene.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. "Marie Henriques som kunstner og menneske" (PDF). kks-kunst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. "Sag: Frederiksholms Kanal 20 og Ny Kongensgade 4". Kulturstyrelsen (in Danish). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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