69th SHC ExCo Meeting
June 5-8, 2011
Copenhagen, Denmark
Venue
Eigtveds
Pakhus
Asiatisk Plads 2 G
1448 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Eigtveds Pakhus (Warehouse) dates from the time when
Denmark was one of the leading shipping nations of the world. It was
built 1748-50 by the Court Master Builder Nicolai Eigtved. The owner
was Asiatic Company whose main residence was Philip de Lange's Palæ
(Mansion), now office of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. The warehouse building, 93 m by 12,5 m, was made of
limestone from Saltholm. The exterior of the ground floor is covered
with sandstone. The interior construction is made with Pomeranian
pine beams. The four storeys were meant as store rooms for the
Company's articles, as the five central sections of the ground floor
were arranged as the so-called ware room where the public could
inspect the precious and exotic goods after the ships' arrival.
In 1918 the warehouse was reduced by two sections towards the
harbour and after a fire in 1934 the wooden construction of the five
eastern sections was partly renewed, but apart from that the firmly
built warehouse remained almost unchanged. Heavily damaged from wear
and tear and neglect it was acquired by the Administrative
Department of the Central Government in 1972 together with the area
of Asiatisk Plads. Until 1976 the building, now 87 m long, served as
a warehouse. In connection with the planning of the office building
for the Foreign Ministry at Asiatisk Plads it was decided to restore
and convert the old buildings, Philip de Lange's Palæ and the
warehouses facing Strandgade - built in the early 18th century and
in 1781, respectively - into offices for the Foreign Ministry and
Eigtveds Warehouse into meeting, conference and reception rooms for
the Government.
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