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v a r io u s c h a se d o rn a m en ta tio n s. T h e h eig h t o f th e fron t b u ild in g
from th e str e e t-le v e l to th e co r n ice is 23,23 m ., to th e c a ste lla te d
w a ll 35,46 m. to 36,72 m ., to th e co rn er sp ir e s 48,02 m. T h e h eig h t
o f th e rear b u ild in g from th e str e e t-le v e l to th e co r n ice is 17,58 m .,
to th e c a ste lla te d w a ll 28,72 m. an d th e tw o co rn er sp ir e s 38,29 m.
T h e c a ste lla te d w a ll w h ic h ru n s rou n d th e w h o le b u ild in g is
a strik in g an d effe c tiv e featu re o f th e sk y -lin e , a n d its r a is o n
d ’é tre is at o n c e p ractical an d æ sth etic.al. In th e orig in a l sc h e m e
it w a s left to th e d iscretio n o f th e a rch itect, w h e th e r th e edifi.ee
sh o u ld c o n sist o f o n e so lid b lo ck , or se v e r a l in te r d e p e n d e n t b u d d -
in g s. T h e c a ste lla tio n th at c r o w n s th e w h o le ed ifice k e e p s th e
c o m p o n e n t p arts to g eth er, so th at th ere is p r e se n te d to th e e y e
a so lid w h o le . In th e m e rlo n s are fo u n d th e v e n tila to r s, th ro u g h
w h ic h th e v itia ted air is e x p e lle d ; th e fou r co rn er sp ir e s o f th e
c a ste lla tio n are a lso a d ap ted for th e sa m e p u rp o se.
A s th e front b u ild in g is h ig h er th a n th e rear b u ild in g , an d th e
w in g s o f th e fron t b u ild in g are sh o rter th a n th o se o f th e rear
b u ild in g , th e sid e fa ca d es are u n sy m m etr ic a l. O n th e e a st sid e ,
w h ic h fa c es th e old to w n , th e tr a n sitio n from th e fron t b u ild in g
to th e rear b u ild in g is m ark ed b y th e so a rin g to w e r (F ig. 174. 198),
o n th e w e s t sid e th e tr a n sitio n is em p h a sized b y th e slig h tly p ro-
je c tin g , g a b le -to p p e d stru ctu re in w h ic h is fo u n d th e „ P r e sid e n t
S taircase" . F rom th e sid e o f th is g a b le sp r in g s a little p o ly g o n
to w e r , ca lled th e „ D o v e -to w e r " o n a c c o u n t of its to p -p a rt b e in g
d e sig n e d a s a d o v e -c o t (F ig. 67. 170. 178. 279). T h e sta ir c a se g a b le
an d th e d o v e -to w e r , w h ic h did n o t a p p ea r in th e a rtist’s first
d esig n , b e lo n g s w ith o u t d ou b t to th e m o st sp rig h tly an d p le a sin g
fea tu res th e b u ild in g p r e se n ts. T h e large d eco r a tiv e g a b le is, in
a w a y , p aren t to th e fifteen sm a ll a ttic g a b le s w h ic h r e lie v e th e
w h o le facad e o f th e rear b u ild in g , an d g iv e th e b u sin e ss q u arters
a v e r y ch eerfu l effeet. T h e W in d o w s o f th e se g a b les, a s w e ll a s
th e d o r m e r -w in d o w s, se r v e to g iv e lig h t to th e a ttic sto ry .
T h e artist h a s trea ted w ith s u c c e s s , n o t o n ly th e u n s y m m e -
trical sid e fa ca d es, b u t a lso th e fron t an d b a ck fa ca d es w h ic h
lik e w ise lack sy m m e try . In th e b a ck fa ca d e th e d e v ia tio n is
slig h te r an d le s s ap p aren t, an d it w a s th e a rtist’s d esire th at th e
g a rd en on th is sid e sh o u ld h a v e b e e n e n c lo s e d b y a w a ll, w h ic h
w o u ld h a v e g iv e n th e b a ck fa ca d e g rea ter b rea d th , b u t w o u ld
a lso h a v e th r o w n its irreg u la rity in to relief (F ig. 130).
T h e p rin cip a l facad e, flan k ed b y th e p ro m in en t to w e r , w a s
u n sy m m e tr ic a l from th e first, an d h ere a lso it w a s th e a rtist’s
id ea to h a v e e n c lo se d th e g a rd en b y a w a ll, so th at th e facad e
w o u ld h a v e th e a p p ea ra n ce of g reater b read th ; th e v ertica l lin e s
o f th e big to w e r w o u ld b e co u n ter b a la n c ed b y th e h o rizo n ta l
lin e s o f th e g a rd en w a ll. T h e th ree fa ca d es o f th e fron t b u ild -
in g are strik in g ly c o m m a n d ed b y th e im p o sin g tw o -s to r y b a y -
w in d o w s , w ith th eir s to n e m u llio n s an d fram es. T h e b a se o f th is
lin e o f W in d o w s is form ed b y th e lea f-a d o r n e d c o r n ic e b an d ,
w h ilst, a b o v e , th e r e lie v in g a rc h e s h a v e th e effeet o f h e ig h te n in g
th e tier o f W in d o w s w h ic h a b so rb th e w h o le o f th e u p p er se m i-
sto r y (F ig. 224-26). O n th e fron t fa ca d e th e lin e o f W in d o w s is re-
lie v e d b y tw o b o ld ly p ro tru d in g b a y s. In su c h w is e th e artist h a s
u n m ista k a b ly in d ica ted th at b eh in d th e se W in d o w s are th e p rin -
cip al a p a rtm en ts o f th e fron t b u ild in g. — F rom th e p lan o f th e
tw o co u rts it is a p p a ren t th at th e artist h a s d ep arted from th e
strie tly sy m m etrica l. T h e fa ca d es o f th e o p en co u rt p r e se n t a v a -
riety o f treatm en t. In th e o p en cou rt th e tw o larger sid e s, h o w -
ev er, re sem b le ea ch oth er, b u t th e sm a ller sid e s are d ifferen t, a s
th e sid e o f th e cen tra l b u ild in g is treated w ith a b o ld n e s s an d
d e c isio n w h ic h m ark s th e p rin cip al fa ca d e (F ig. 172-73)- In th e
c o v e r e d co u rt o f th e C o u n cil H a ll, th ree sid e s are in a g re em en t
o n e w ith a n o th er, b u t h ere again th e sid e o f th e cen tra l b u ild in g
is m ad e th e p rin cip al facad e, an d th e se c o n d sto ry W in d o w s o f th e
C ity C o u n c ils ch a m b er sta n d o u t from a g ro u n d o f rich ly co lo u red
facin g, w h ilst th e se c o n d sto r y o f th e o th er th ree sid e s is d is-
tin g u ish e d w ith a ro w o f c o lu m n s (F ig. 234~35- 251* 280), an d it is
o b se r v a b le , th at, in m a n y o f th e a p a rtm en ts, ord in ary b u s in e s s
w e ll a s th e m ore h a n d so m e ch a m b ers, th e artist in
h is trea tm en t o f s p a c e s h a s str iv e n to a v o id m o n o to n o u s u n i-
form ity b y th e v a r ie ty to b e fou n d in d issim ila rity .
T h e p rin cip al e n tr a n c e s to th e C ity H a ll are fou r in n u m b er.
T h e ch ief en tra n ce to th e rea r-b u ild in g is th e „ W a lr u s G a te “,
th u s ca lled b e c a u se th ere is a g ra n ite figu re o f a w a lr u s o n ea ch
sid e o f th e d oor (F ig. 132-33)- F rom th e g ro u n d floor a d o u b le
sta ir c a se le a d s to th e first floor. T h r o u g h th e w h o le o f th e rear-
b u ild in g th ere is a corrid or 53,36 m. in len g th an d 8,79 m. in w id th ,
w h ic h is lig h ted from a d o u b le g la ssr o o f a b o v e. E a ch sto r y h a s
a g a llery th e le n g th o f th e w a ll, from w h ic h th ere are d o o rs to th e
o ffices, w h ic h lo o k o u t to th e cou rt an d a lso to th e Street; in th e
w in g s th ere is a sin g le su ite o f o ffices w h ic h face th e Street o n ly .
C o m m u n ica tio n b e tw e e n th e sto r ie s o f th e lig h ted corrid or is
m ad e b y m e a n s of gran ite sta ir c a se s an d a lift a lw a y s in m otion .
T h e d iv ersified , p a in ted d eco r a tio n s h a v e th e effeet o f e n liv e n -
in g th e corrid ors, an d d isp e llin g all k in d o f te d io u s n e s s ; th e
u p p e r m o st sto r y in p articu lar, b e in g a sp e c ia lly in te r e stin g ex -
a m p le o f tim b er c o n str u c tio n (F ig. 134-152). T h e corrid ors o f th e
w in g s , w h ic h d iv erg e from th e lig h ted h all, h a v e b e e n treated
b y b o th th e a rc h ite ct a n d th e d eco ra to r in d ifferen t m a n n ers, ru n -
n in g a s th e y do b e sid e th e o p en cou rt, an d afford in g a se r ie s o f
in te r e stin g v ie w s of th is a ttra ctiv e part, b ea u tified b y th e „ B ea r-
fou n tain " , th e jo in t w o r k o f J o a k im S k o v g a a r d a n d T h . B in d e s-
b o ll (F ig. 176). T h e Office fittin g s are o f A m e r ic a n p itch -p in e ,
b u t th e larger p ie c e s o f fu rn itu re in th e a p a rtm en ts o f th e ch ief
d iv isio n a l o fficia ls are o f te a k , w h ils t th e n o b le st ch a m b ers —
th o se o f th e m a y o r s etc. — h a v e tall oak p a n e ls, an d th e fu rn i-
tu re is o f m a h o g a n y (F ig. 153-59). In ea ch o f th e w in g s o f th e rear
b u ild in g th ere is a carriage w a y in to th e o p en cou rt, from w h ic h
tw o b road g ra n ite sta ir -c a se s, w h o s e ch e e k b lo c k s are o rn a -
m en ted w ith g ra n ite b a silisk s, lea d to th e C o u n cil H a ll (F ig. 171.
175-77. 187-88). S ta ir c a se s from th e carriage e n tr a n c e s lea d to th e
g ro u n d flo o r a p a rtm e n ts o f th e w in g s ; th ro u g h th e a d ja cen t tw o
p o ly g o n sta ir -to w e r s th ere is c o m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n th e v a -
rio u s sto r ie s; an d sta ir c a se s from th e carriage e n tr a n c e s lead
a lso to th e g ro u n d flo o r in th e fron t b u ild in g an d to th e a d ja cen t
p rin cip a l sta ir c a se s th e „ T o w n sm e n S ta irca se" in th e g rea t to w e r
an d th e „ P r e sid e n t S ta irca se" im m e d ia te ly o p p o site . B o th th e se
S ta ir c a se s h a v e s te p s o f g ran ite. In th e oak ra ilin g o f th e „ T o w n s -
m en S ta irca se" are ca rv ed fig u res o f cra ftsm en etc., e x e c u te d from
d e sin g s b y H a ra ld S lo tt-M o lle r (F ig. 200-201). O n th e w a lls ,
w h e r e th e sta ir c a se en d s, th ere are p a in tin g s re p r e se n tin g v a r io u s
a sp e c ts o f C o p e n h a g e n b a sed on old e n g r a v in g s, a s w e ll a s p ic-
tu re s o f celeb ra ted D a n ish m en . R o u n d a b o u t th e d o o r to th e C e n -
tral b u ild in g th ere is a p a in ted r e p r esen ta tio n o f th e old C ity H a ll
o f C o p e n h a g e n ; a b o v e th e door is a p la ster-fig u re b y B u n d g a a r d
ca lled th e „ S w o rd -b ea rer" . T h e ra ilin g of th e „ P r e sid e n t S ta irca se"
is o f teak an d b ra ss. R ig h t a b o v e th e e n tr a n c e to th e C en tra l b u ild -
in g, th ere is a re p r esen ta tio n in c o lo u r e d F a ’
ie n c e tile s o f „Æ g ir
an d h is d au gh ters" after a d ra w in g b y L o r e n s F ro lich (F ig. 199-
209). In th e C en tral b u ild in g . o n th e se c o n d floor, is situ a te d th e
C ity C o u n c ils ch a m b er, 20,09 m - lo n g , 10,35 m - to a b o u t 12,55 ni.
w id e , an d a b o u t 8,79 m. in h eig h t. T h e w a lls are o f w h ite stu c c o ,
w ith h ig h oak p a n e llin g , a n d a h e a v y raftered ceilin g . O n th ree
sid e s o f th e a p a rtm en t th ere are g a lle r ie s for th e a c c o m o d a tio n
o f th e p u b lic an d r e p r e se n ta tiv e s o f th e p ress. T h e ch a irm a n ’s
se a t is d istin g u ish e d b y a c a n o p y an d an o rn a te b a c k in g c o n si-
stin g o f a fab ric em b ro id ered w ith w o o l an d silk . C o n tig u o u s to
th e C o u n c ils ch a m b er are th e lo b b ie s, c lo a k -ro o m , a n d k itch en .
T h e a n te -r o o m s h a v e a little d eco r a ted lo g g ia w ith c o lu m n s
lo o k in g o n th e h a ll. w h ile to w a r d s th e o p en co u rt th ere is a
b a lc o n y . T h e p u b lic a n d p r e ss reach th e g a lle r ie s b y th e sta ir
to w e r s in th e o p en co u rt (F ig. 210-21).
T h e fou rth an d la st p rin cip a l en tr a n c e is th e ro u n d -a rch ed
d o o r -w a y in th e m id d le o f th e fron t facad e. T h e little d o o r a b o v e
c o n d u c ts to th e b a n q u e tin g h all, an d s e r v e s to b rin g in to p ro-
m in e n c e th e s p a c io u s p ro p o rtio n s o f th e facad e. T h e d o o r lea d s
to a sm a ll b a lc o n y w ith a w r o u g h t-ir o n la ttice fla n k ed b y tw o
b ro n ze a rm o u r-b ea rers, after m o d e ls b y V ilh elm B is s e n (F ig.
94-96). O v er th e d oor, th ere is a figu re in c h a se d co p p er, e x e -
c u te d after a m o d el b y B is s e n , o f A b sa lo n , B ish o p o f R o sk ild e ,
A r c h b ish o p o f L u n d , an d fo u n d er o f C o p e n h a g e n , attired in ec -
c le sia stic a l v e s tm e n ts , w ith sw o r d an d cro sier, sta n d in g a g a in st
an o rn a m e n te d b a c k g r o u n d ,a n d c o v e r e d b y a c a n o p y (F ig. 223-24).
In th e m id d le o f th e p a ra p et o f th e fa ca d e o f th e fron t b u ild in g
is p la ced th e arm s o f C o p e n h a g e n , e x e c u te d in co p p er; at th e
sid e s are six fig u res o f w a tc h m e n w h o c o n stitu te d th e p o lic e in
a n c ie n t tim e s, e x e c u te d in b ro n ze after m o d e ls b y C arl A a rsleff.
B e s id e s th e c o lo u r o f th e v a r io u s m a teria ls, su c h a s tile s, lim e -
sto n e , g ra n ite, co p p er, b ro n ze, an d th e s la te s o f th e roof, th e effeet
is fu rth er h e ig h te n e d b y rich g ild in g (F ig. 73. 100. 127).
T h r o u g h th e m ain d o o r o n e e n te r s a sp a c io u s, v a u lte d v e s ti-
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