Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen
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The Odd Fellows Mansion (Danish
: Odd Fellow Palæet) is a Rococo town mansion in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, named after the local branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
which acquired the building in 1900. Before that, it was known as the Berckentin and later the Schimmelmann Mansion after its successive owners.
The Building is located on Bredgade
, opposite Dronningens Tværgade
for which it serves as a point de vue. It houses a concert hall which is open to the public.
district. It was designed by Johann Gottfried Rosenberg
under the supervision of Nicolai Eigtved
who had also conceived the district plan. It was built as a home for the wealthy merchant and politician Christian August von Berckentin who had just been ennobled with the title of count.
After Berckentin's death in 1758, the Berckentin Mansion was taken over by his son-in-law, Christian Sigfred von Plessen, who also owned Glorup Manor
on Funen
, and had married von Berckentin's daughter Louise von Plessen née Berckentin
in 1744.
bought the property which now became known as the Schimmelmann Mansion. After his son Ernst Schimmelmann
inherited it in 1782, the Schimmelmann Mansion became the centre of a colourful cultural life. Ernst and his wife, Charlotte Schimmelmann
, shared a deep interest in the arts and Charlotte was famous for her salons. In the summer, these pursuits were relocated to their summer residence at Sølyst
north of the city.
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
: Odd Fellow Palæet) is a Rococo town mansion in 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...
, named after the local branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows , also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is an altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization derived from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th century, at a time when altruistic and charitable acts were...
which acquired the building in 1900. Before that, it was known as the Berckentin and later the Schimmelmann Mansion after its successive owners.
The Building is located on Bredgade
Bredgade
Bredgade is one of the most prominent streets in Copenhagen, Denmark. Running in a straight line from Kongens Nytorv for just under one kilometre to the intersection of Esplanaden and Grønningen, it is one of the major streets in Frederiksstaden, a Rococo district laid out in the middle of the...
, opposite Dronningens Tværgade
Dronningens Tværgade
Dronningens Tværgade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, which runs from Bredgade to Rosenborg Castle Garden. With the Odd Fellows Mansion on Bredgade and the central pavilions of the east fringe of the castle garden located at each their end, the street has axial qualities...
for which it serves as a point de vue. It houses a concert hall which is open to the public.
The Berckentin era
The mansion was built as part of the redevelopment of the new FrederiksstadenFrederiksstaden
Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century and it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe....
district. It was designed by Johann Gottfried Rosenberg
Johann Gottfried Rosenberg
Johann Gottfried Rosenberg was a German-Danish architect working in the Rococo style.-Biography:Johann Gottfried Rosenberg's exact date of birth is not known but he was christened on 20 October 1709 in Waldeck in the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In the 1730s, he was active in Schleswig-Holstein...
under the supervision of Nicolai Eigtved
Nicolai Eigtved
Nicolai Eigtved, also known as Niels Eigtved, , Danish architect, introduced and was the leading proponent of the French rococo style in Danish architecture during the 1730s-1740s. He designed and built some of the most prominent buildings of his time, a number of which still stand to this day...
who had also conceived the district plan. It was built as a home for the wealthy merchant and politician Christian August von Berckentin who had just been ennobled with the title of count.
After Berckentin's death in 1758, the Berckentin Mansion was taken over by his son-in-law, Christian Sigfred von Plessen, who also owned Glorup Manor
Glorup Manor
Glorup is a manor house located between Nyborg and Svendborg in the south-east of the Danish island Funen. Rebuilt to the design of Nicolas-Henri Jardin and his pupil Christian Josef Zuber in 1763-65, it is considered one of the finest Baroque complexes in Denmark.-Early history:Glorup is first...
on Funen
Funen
Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...
, and had married von Berckentin's daughter Louise von Plessen née Berckentin
Louise von Plessen
Countess Louise von Plessen was a Danish lady-in-waiting and writer.- Life :She was the daughter of Count Christian August von Berckentin , the Danish ambassador to Austria, and his wife Susanna Margrethe von Boineburg zu Honstein...
in 1744.
Schimmelmann Mansion
In 1762, Heinrich von SchimmelmannHeinrich Carl von Schimmelmann
Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann was a German-born Danish nobleman, merchant and statesman.-Early life and career:...
bought the property which now became known as the Schimmelmann Mansion. After his son Ernst Schimmelmann
Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann
Ernst Heinrich von Schimmelmann was a German-Danish politician, businessman and patron of the arts. His father was Heinrich Carl von Schimmelmann.-Early life and career:Ernst von Schimmelmann was born in Dresden...
inherited it in 1782, the Schimmelmann Mansion became the centre of a colourful cultural life. Ernst and his wife, Charlotte Schimmelmann
Charlotte Schimmelmann
Magdalene Charlotte Hedevig Schimmelmann was a Danish noble woman and salonist.-Biography:Magdalene Charlotte Schubart was born at Fossum in Skien, Norway to Lieutenant Carl Rudolph Schubart and Inger Løvenskiold . On the 25th May 1782, she married the statesman Count Ernst Heinrich won Schimmelan...
, shared a deep interest in the arts and Charlotte was famous for her salons. In the summer, these pursuits were relocated to their summer residence at Sølyst
Sølyst
Sølyst is an island located in the neighborhood Buøy in the borough Hundvåg in Stavanger, Norway.It is connected to mainland Stavanger via the island Grasholmen and Stavanger City Bridge....
north of the city.