Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Copenhagen Norregade

I took the bus today
to here
snaps: norreport

This was Dælls Warehouse

and the little tree blogged in
snaps: Rådhusplads København

is in the dorway to the shop
R O O M

the upper floors are now

Hotel Skt. Petri
1172
København K.
270 beds




This since 1585 is the german church of Saint Peter

Sct Petri Kirke
with newly patched brickwork

W. Sauer organ is from 1838




Orgelbau Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH








The copper clad wooden spire from 1757 appears to rest on golden balls, and it used to be believed that a storm might blow it off them




Through the porte is the oldest natural history museum and a quiet yard to eat sandwiches in
warmer weather











Copenhagen University to the left,
the churchyard wall is partly from the seventeenth century











In 1807 the gothic cathedral of Our Lady was destroyed by the english fleet














You can still see some english cannon balls, and a double ball bar-shot designed to cut the rigging of sailing ships
This house was built after the fire of 1728 between 1730 - 1732 by the master copper smith kobbersmedmester Poul Badstubber and survived the english attack





the new cathedral

by C.F.Hansen

was consecrated in 1829









Vor Frue Kirke

Nørregade

81165 København K






Vilhelm Bissen's statue of Moses has a beard like mine





and my kind of bookshop Atheneum

has had no time for Xmas decorations yet

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