Baron Boltens Gård
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Baron Boltens Gård us a historic house at 8 Gothersgade
in central Copenhagen
, Denmark
, as well as a passageway which connects Gothersgade to Store Kongensgade. In recent years the name has also referred to an entertainment cluster located at the same address.
In 1767 the property was acquired by an affluent wine bottler and merchant, Henrik Bolten, who replaced it with the current building in 1771. In 1783 he was ennobled with the title of Baron von Bolten but in 1786 he went bankrupt and had to spend the last four years of his life as a tenant in the attic.
The building was listed in 1918 together with its half-timbered
rear wing from 1755.
In the 1980s it was refurbished and became a popular venue for Copenhagen's jetset. In 1991 the gallerists Patricia and Jacob Asbæk opened a gallery at the address. In 1997 the nightclub NASA opened on the top floor of the building and for a decade it remained one of Copenhagen's leading venues for the jetset. It filed for bankruptcy and closed tempoarily in 2010. but started started up shortly after in the same name.
Gothersgade
Gothersgade is a major street in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends from Kongens Nytorv to Sortedam Lake, passing Rosenborg Castle and Gardens, Nørreport Station and Copenhagen Botanic Gardens on the way....
in central Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, as well as a passageway which connects Gothersgade to Store Kongensgade. In recent years the name has also referred to an entertainment cluster located at the same address.
History
The property was originally called Weltkuglen and was in the mid 18th century a focalpoint for international trade and a popular meetingplace for prominent citizens and international merchants.In 1767 the property was acquired by an affluent wine bottler and merchant, Henrik Bolten, who replaced it with the current building in 1771. In 1783 he was ennobled with the title of Baron von Bolten but in 1786 he went bankrupt and had to spend the last four years of his life as a tenant in the attic.
The building was listed in 1918 together with its half-timbered
Timber framing
Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...
rear wing from 1755.
In the 1980s it was refurbished and became a popular venue for Copenhagen's jetset. In 1991 the gallerists Patricia and Jacob Asbæk opened a gallery at the address. In 1997 the nightclub NASA opened on the top floor of the building and for a decade it remained one of Copenhagen's leading venues for the jetset. It filed for bankruptcy and closed tempoarily in 2010. but started started up shortly after in the same name.