Torvegade 28, the Glossary
Torvegade 28/Wildersgade 26 is an 18th-century building complex situated on the corner of Torvegade and Wildersgade in the Christianshavn neighborhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
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24 relations: Avant-corps, Belt course, Cadastre, Cartouche (design), Christianshavn, Christianshavns Kanal, Copenhagen, Cornice, Denmark, Dentil, Display window, Dormer, Hood mould, Iron(II) sulfate, Kringle, Kringlegangen, Lesene, Listed buildings in Christianshavn, Mansard roof, Pulley, Sankt Annæ Gade, Torvegade, Wet nurse, Wildersgade.
- Warehouses in Copenhagen
Avant-corps
An avant-corps (avancorpo or risalto, plural risalti, Risalit, ryzalit), a French term literally meaning "fore-body", is a part of a building, such as a porch or pavilion, that juts out from the corps de logis, often taller than other parts of the building.
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Belt course
A belt course, also called a string course or sill course, is a continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall.
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Cadastre
A cadastre or cadaster is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.
Cartouche (design)
A cartouche (also cartouch) is an oval or oblong design with a slightly convex surface, typically edged with ornamental scrollwork.
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Christianshavn
Christianshavn is a neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Christianshavns Kanal
Christianshavns Kanal (English: Christianshavn Canal) is a canal in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.
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Cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.
Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
Dentil
A dentil (from Lat. dens, a tooth) is a small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice.
Display window
A display window, also a shop window (British English) or store window (American English), is a window in a shop displaying items for sale or otherwise designed to attract customers to the store.
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Dormer
A dormer is a roofed structure, often containing a window, that projects vertically beyond the plane of a pitched roof.
Hood mould
In architecture, a hood mould, hood, label mould (from Latin labia, lip), drip mould or dripstone is an external moulded projection from a wall over an opening to throw off rainwater, historically often in form of a pediment.
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Iron(II) sulfate
Iron(II) sulfate (British English: iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate denotes a range of salts with the formula FeSO4·xH2O.
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Kringle
Kringle is a Northern European pastry, a variety of pretzel.
Kringlegangen
Kringlegangen is a passageway linking the square Gråbrødretorv with the street Valkendorfsgade in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. Torvegade 28 and Kringlegangen are listed residential buildings in Copenhagen and Warehouses in Copenhagen.
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Lesene
A lesene, also called a pilaster strip, is an architectural term for a narrow, low-relief vertical pillar on a wall.
Listed buildings in Christianshavn
This is a list of listed buildings in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Mansard roof
A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.
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Pulley
A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft enabling a taut cable or belt passing over the wheel to move and change direction, or transfer power between itself and a shaft.
Sankt Annæ Gade
Sankt Annæ Gade is a street in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Torvegade
Torvegade is the central thoroughfare of Christianshavn in Copenhagen, Denmark, linking the city centre by way of Knippel Bridge with Amagerside Copenhagen at Christmas Møllers Plads.
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Wet nurse
A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds and cares for another's child.
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Wildersgade
Wildersgade is a street in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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See also
Warehouses in Copenhagen
- 71 Nyhavn Hotel
- Admiralgården
- Blue Warehouse
- Brolæggerstræde 5
- Dahlerup Warehouse
- Færøsk Pakhus
- Gammel Dok (building)
- Jens Lauritzen House
- Knabrostræde 3
- Kompagnistræde 14
- Kompagnistræde 20
- Kompagnistræde 43
- Kringlegangen
- Nordisk Frøkontor
- North Atlantic House
- Nyhavn 45
- Nyhavn 53
- Pakhus 48
- Snorrebroens Pakhus
- Strandgade 30
- Toldbodgade 12
- Torvegade 28
- Vandkunsten 8
- Vestergade 7, Copenhagen
- Vestindisk Pakhus
- Yellow Warehouse