Gammel Strand 52


Gammel Strand 52/Naboløs 5 is a corner building overlooking Slotsholmens Kanal in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. The Gammel Strand metro station is currently under construction in front of the building.. It us expected to open in July 2019.

History

The building replaced an older property that was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. It was constructed in 1797-1798 by master builder Hans Christian Ondrup.
The painter Carl Bloch lived in an apartment on the first floor from 1873 to 1875. The film director Carl Th. Dreyer lived on the third flor in 1932–1933.

Architecture

The building consists of four storeys over a high cellar and is constructed in red bricks of the type known as Brehmen bricks. It has five bays towards the canal, a cented corner bay and seven bays towards the street Naboløs- The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places on 16 July 1945.