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==Jacob Holm's terraces== |
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Peter Appleby's son Peter Appleby Jr. took over the company after his father's death but squandered the fortune away and in 1833 sold Applebys Plads to [[Jacob Holm]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ef-enhjoerningen.dk/filer/Historie.pdf|title=Historien om Christianshavn fra sump over købstad og kommercielt kraftcenter til hyggelig bydel|language=Danish|publisher=ef-enhjoerningen.dk|accessdate=2012-11-20}}</ref> who already owned a shipyard at [[Wilders Plads]] and had established Denmark's first industrialized production of rope in 1811.<ref name=Gyldendal>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Handel_og_industri/Fabrikant/Jacob_Holm|title=Jacob Holm|language=Danish|publisher=Gyldendal|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref> Holm converted Appleby's ropewalk into 103 residences for workers at his shipyard and manufacturies in 1833. They were known as Holm's Houses and are descriped as the first example of workers' housing in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrarkiv.dk/index.php?id=70&lang=dk|title=Holms Huse|publisher=Christianshavns Lokalhistoriske Forening & Arkiv|accessdate=2012-11-20}}</ref> |
Peter Appleby's son Peter Appleby Jr. took over the company after his father's death but squandered the fortune away and in 1833 sold Applebys Plads to [[Jacob Holm]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ef-enhjoerningen.dk/filer/Historie.pdf|title=Historien om Christianshavn fra sump over købstad og kommercielt kraftcenter til hyggelig bydel|language=Danish|publisher=ef-enhjoerningen.dk|accessdate=2012-11-20}}</ref> who already owned a shipyard at [[Wilders Plads]] and had established Denmark's first industrialized production of rope in 1811.<ref name=Gyldendal>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Handel_og_industri/Fabrikant/Jacob_Holm|title=Jacob Holm|language=Danish|publisher=Gyldendal|accessdate=2012-10-30}}</ref> Holm converted Appleby's long ropewalk building into 103 residences for workers at his shipyard and manufacturies in 1833. They were known as Holm's Houses and are descriped as the first example of workers' housing in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrarkiv.dk/index.php?id=70&lang=dk|title=Holms Huse|publisher=Christianshavns Lokalhistoriske Forening & Arkiv|accessdate=2012-11-20}}</ref> |
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==The sugar refinery== |
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Revision as of 05:28, 27 November 2012
Applebyes Plads is a triangular area located between Langebro Bridge and the southernmost portion of Christianshavn Canal at the soutern tip of the Christianshavn neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. The street Langebrogade, separating the area from Christianshavn Rampart to the south, provides a connection between Islands Brygge on Amager and eastern Christianshavn. The Olafur Eliasson-designed Circle Bridge which is currently under construction (ultimo 2012) will provide a link between Applebys Plads and western Christianshavn across the mouth of Christianshavn Canal.
Peter Appleby's ropewalk
Founded in the early 17th century, Christianshavn was originally considerably smaller than its present size. The area to the south of the new district was known as the Grønnegård harbour (Danish: Grønnegårdshavnen) and used as a winter port for the Royal Nacy's ship, conveniently located opposite the Arsenal Dock where the they would be equipped. Up through the century, the area was gradually sold off and filled. In 1695 the entire site was acquired by Jan van Osten who established a shipyard in the grounds.
Peter Appleby bought the area in 1739 and carried out further reclamnations on both sides of the canal, largely giving the area the appearance seen today. He established a shipyard on the northside of the canal and constructed a 300-metre long ropewalk on the southside along Langebrogade.[1]
Jacob Holm's terraces
Peter Appleby's son Peter Appleby Jr. took over the company after his father's death but squandered the fortune away and in 1833 sold Applebys Plads to Jacob Holm,[2] who already owned a shipyard at Wilders Plads and had established Denmark's first industrialized production of rope in 1811.[3] Holm converted Appleby's long ropewalk building into 103 residences for workers at his shipyard and manufacturies in 1833. They were known as Holm's Houses and are descriped as the first example of workers' housing in Denmark.[4]
The sugar refinery
In 1897, Danish Sugar Factories acquired Applebys Plads while Burmeister & Wain took over the area on the other side of the canal. After a fire at one of their other plants, the sugar factory constructed a new sugar refinery along the waterfront in 1912. The site later served as headquarters for Danisco until the company was taken over by Nordzucker in 2009.
Redevelopment
A minor part of Holm's Terraces was demolished in the 1930s to make way for Voldgården, a residential development, while the long row survived until the late 1950s.
A large portion of Applebys Plads was redeveloped between 1995 and 1996 when a residential development was built to designs by Hvidt & Mølgaard. It consists of six-storey buildings arranged in an open block structure around a garden complex with pergolas and a playground.[5]
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Applebys Have: The facade
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The garden
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Langebrogade
See also
References
- ^ "Christianshavn" (in Danish). Applebys Have. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "Historien om Christianshavn fra sump over købstad og kommercielt kraftcenter til hyggelig bydel" (PDF) (in Danish). ef-enhjoerningen.dk. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "Jacob Holm" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Holms Huse". Christianshavns Lokalhistoriske Forening & Arkiv. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "Applebys Have, København" (in Danish). arkark.dk. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
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