New Carlsberg Glyptotheque

What does the Carlsberg beer have to do with art? Why is one of the most important Danish museums is called Carlsberg? Read the short article below to find it out.

Facts:

The facade

• Built: 1882
• Style: Historicist: the facade is neo-renessance, while some other parts are neo-classical
• Website: www.glyptoteket.com

Everyone heard of the Carlsberg beer but not many know that the Jacobsen family, that established the Carlsberg brand, was also fond of arts. To be exact Carl Jacobsen, the son of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries was a sculpture collector. Initially he kept his art collection in his house, where he had 19 galleries. This house-museum is the first Carlsberg Glyptotheque. When he realised that the  house-museum was too small, Carl Jacobsen decided to donate his collection of sculptures to the State of Denmark and the City of Copenhagen, with the condition that the authorities had to provide a suitable property to the collection. This became the New Carlsberg Glypthotheque (new in Danish is ny). Today the museum is run jointly by the Danish state and the New Carlsberg Foundation.

Carl Jacobsen

The collection

The museum has a really wide range collection of artefacts. From the very ancient Mesopotamian civilisation, through Egypt, Greece, the Roman Empire, to the French and Danish art from the 19th century. Besides these permanent exhibitions the museum offers temporary exhibitions year-round. 

The building

Architect Vilhelm Dahlerup was appointed by Carl Jacobsen to design the new museum building for the French and Danish collections. This part of the building was built in neo-renaissance style (to be exact venetian renaissance). This part of the museum was opened in 1897. However, Jacobsen soon realised that the building is not big enough. He wanted to provide suitable premises to the antique collection. This time Jacobsen decided to hire Hack Kampmann, who designed the extension in neo-classical style. Dahlerup also built a winter garden in between the two main buildings. The extended museum opened in 1907.

Copenhagen Zoo Tower

The Tower of the Copenhagen Zoo (or Zootårnet in Danish) is a notable wooden tower situated in the Municipality of Frederiksberg, Greater Copenhagen Area. It is a highlight in Copenhagen as it firmly stands out from its surroundings.

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonassmith/13639684284/

Facts:

• Height: 43,5 m
• Built: 1904-1905
• Address: Roskildevej 32 (situated within the limits of the Zoo)
• Telephone (Zoo): +45 72 200 200
• Website: uk.zoo.dk
• Entrance fee (Zoo): DKK 160 (Adults), DKK 95 (Children 3-11)

Height

From the top of the tower in clear weather it is possible to see all the way to the Øresund Bridge. This is because the nearly 50 meters tall Tower is standing on the top of the Frederiksberg Hill, just next to the Frederiksberg Palace, and all in all it is 70 meters over the level of the neighbouring Frederiksberg Park. 

Architecture

The architect of the constructions was the Danish Theodor Adreas Hirth, who built the tower entirely out of wood. The shape of it resembles the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Central Fire Station

Behind the City Hall of Copenhagen you can find another red-brick building that reusables to a fortress. This is the Central Fire Station in Copenhagen (Københavns Hovedbrandstation).

The fire department
Source: steinwart.dk

The building was built in 1889 in historicist style after the plans of the architect Fenger. Fenger was also appointed as the City Architect in Copenhagen in the second half of the 19th century. The historicist style makes the building to resemble to a medievel Italian castle. After 3 years of contraction the new fire station was inaugurated on the 30th April in 1892. Emblematic part of the building is the tower.

Today the building hosts the alarm central for the Greater Copenhagen area; furthermore it is responsible for the emergency services in some central parts of the capital city.