Lihme House
| Lihme House | |
|---|---|
| Lihmes Gård | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′42.49″N 12°34′51.52″E / 55.6784694°N 12.5809778°ECoordinates: 55°40′42.49″N 12°34′51.52″E / 55.6784694°N 12.5809778°E |
| Completed | 1768 |
| Client | Christian Rasmussen Lihme |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hans Næss |
The Lihme House /Danish: Lihmes Gård) is a listed historic property on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen, Denmark. Restaurant Geist is located in the ground floor of the building.
History
The building was constructed in 1768 for Akvavit-distiller Christian Rasmussen Lihme. It is believed that the architect was Hans Næss (1723–1795). The actor Adolph Rosenkilde was between 1852 and 1860 one of the residents in the building. He was from 1856 associated with the Royal Danish Theatre on the other side of the square. The composer Peter Heise lived in the building in 1866–67.[1] It was listed in 1918.[2]
Architecture
The four-storey building is designed in the Neoclassical style. It is five bays wide and has a three-bay median risalit decorated with a relief depicting Poseidon between the second and third floor.[1]
Restaurant Geist
Restaunt Geist was opened in the ground floor by Vo Bech in 2011.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Store Kongensgade 14-14c-d / Kongens Nytorv 8a-b-18" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sag:Mikkel Lihmes Gård" (in Danish). Kulturstyrelsen. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ (in Danish). Politiken løfter sløret for ny kæmperestaurant http://politiken.dk/mad/madnyt/ECE1247089/stjernekok-loefter-sloeret-for-ny-kaemperestaurant/title=Stjernekok løfter sløret for ny kæmperestaurant Check
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