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in 1849, the Prince's Mansion was ceded to the Danish State. The building then came to serve as a "home for the National Collections". These included the Museum of Ethnology which opened in 1849, the Royal Cabinet of Coins and Medals and the Museum of Nordic Antiquities. The latter two were headed by
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Mogens Clemmensen and Arne Nystrøm expanded the museum from 1929 to 1938, adding a large new four-winged building on the rear of the original mansion as well as a more narrow connecting wing between the new and old buildings which create a courtyard space open toward Ny Vestergade. On the opposite
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buildings in Copenhagen. It has three wings with a courtyard closed to Frederiksholms Kanal by a single-story gallery with an entrance gate in the middle. The gallery is topped by a balustrade with vases and statues. The statues together with window decorations on the garden side were saved from
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Later in the century the royal family discontinued their use of the property and instead it came into use for other purposes, mostly as a residence for artists, courtiers and other peers with close ties to the court.
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who also resided in the building from 1851 until his death in 1865. The Museum of Nordic Antiquities eventually developed into the National Museum which opened in the Prince's Mansion in 1892.
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The original symmetry of Eigtved's complex has been changed by the later alterations of other architects which has increased the north wing to ten
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The Prince's Mansion still houses the principal department of the National Museum. Facilities also include a restaurant and a cinema.
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along the entire length of the complex, from Vester Voldgade to Frederiksholms Kanal. It has 38 columns of granite from the island of
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both had their studios in the building. The latter also had his home there from 1779 until 1787, and so did Court Painter
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homeless and it found a new home at the Prince's Mansion. In 1830 it was given a new Assembly Hall at the
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in 1768, lived there from 1773 until 1778 when he accepted a position in the civil service of Danish
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After King Christian VI's ascent to the throne, the Prince's Mansion was taken over by Crown Prince
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who lived there from 1805 until 1834 while working on such projects as the construction of the new
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Michelbecker died in 1692 and in 1707 his house was taken over by his son-in-law
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The latest alterations of the building took place in 1992 to the design of
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After the turn of the century, the residents included Royal Master Builder
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but the daily administration remained at the mansion until 1864.
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in 1794 did not only leave the royal family but also the
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while the south wing still only consists of three bays.
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The expansion with the colonnade visible to the right
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who transformed it into a residence for Crown Prince
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Index


Frederiksholms Kanal
Rococo
Copenhagen
Denmark
Coordinates
55°40′29″N 12°34′29″E / 55.67472°N 12.57472°E / 55.67472; 12.57472
Frederick (V)
Niels Eigtved
Rococo
Frederiksholms Kanal
Copenhagen
Denmark
National Museum of Denmark
Gysbert Wigand Michelbecker
Marburg
reformed church in Copenhagen
Wilhelm Edinger
Peter the Great


Lauritz de Thurah
Den Danske Vitruvius
Frederick IV
Christian (VI)
Johan Cornelius Krieger
Frederick (V)
Niels Eigtved
Lauritz de Thurah

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