Nyhavn

Nyhavn was built by decree of King Christian V in the period from 1670 to 1673 by Swedish prisoners of war of the Danish-Swedish War (1658-1660) . The canal connects the sea and the old town (Korolevskaya Square), one of the main shopping areas in front of the royal palace, where the cargo and catch were brought. The area was famous for beer, sailors and the spread of prostitution. Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen has lived in the Nyhavn area for about 18 years.

The first bridge over Nyhavn was opened on February 6, 1875. It was a temporary wooden pedestrian bridge. ^[1] In 1912, it was replaced with a new bridge, which still stands today. ^[2]

As ocean vessels increased in size, Nyhavn was used for domestic freight on small ships. After World War II, domestic freight transport was carried out by land, the movement of small ships disappeared from the port of Copenhagen and the Nyhavan canal.

In the mid-1960s, the Nyhavan community was created to revive life in the area. In 1977, the mayor of Copenhagen, Egon Wadekamp, ​​gave the port the status of a historic harbor. In 1980, the pier became a pedestrian zone , previously the streets were used as parking spaces. ^[3]

At present, Nyhavn is a popular place among tourists and residents of the city. The port serves as a kind of square, in accordance with the idea of ​​the architect Jan Gale and Lars Gemsoy. ^[3]

The northern part of the canal is built up with bright multi-colored townhouses made of wood, brick and plaster. The oldest building, house number 9, was built in 1681.

In the period from 1845 to 1864, Hans Christian Andersen lived in the house at number 67. Now there is a plaque on the house. From 1871 to 1875, Andersen lived in house number 18, ^[4] where the gift shop dedicated to the writer is now located.

On the southern part of the canal there are luxurious mansions, like the residence of Charlottenborg , located on the corner of the Royal Square.

The museum port occupies the inner part of Nyhavan, between the bridge and the Royal Square. Since the founding of the historical part in 1977, the southern part of the canal has been reserved for museum ships belonging to the National Museum of Denmark . The museum received a gift of ships in a restored form from the company Maersk . The northern part of the channel is reserved for public use and private wooden ships.

In the port are:

• The Lighthouse Gedser Rev XVII is a floating lighthouse built in Odense in 1895 and used until 1972. The ship was purchased by the National Museum, and now serves as a museum ship .
• Svalan af Nyhavn - Galeas 1924
• Anna Møller - Galeas, built in 1906 in Randers
• MA-RI - a ship built to carry smuggling in the 1920s. In 1923, the ship was boarded by the customs authorities of Helsingør with smuggling on board. The cargo was confiscated and sold at auction. The ship began to be used as a fishing vessel, then as a ferry between Poland and Bornholm, and again as a smuggling vessel.
• Mira is a two - masted schooner built in the city of Forborg in 1898. Mira is considered one of the best Danish small craft of the time. For years, the ship was carrying chalk from Stevns.
• The Boat Theater is a lighter- type self - propelled barge built in Copenhagen in 1898. Since 1972, working as a theater on the ship.

The Great Memorial Anchor (in Danish: Mindeankeret) at the end of Nyhavan - a monument in memory of more than 1,700 Danish officers and sailors who died in World War II . The anchor was installed in 1951, replacing the temporary wooden cross with a memorial plaque with the monogram of Frederick VII , which was installed on this site in 1945. The memorial anchor of 1872 was used on the ship Frigate Fyn, moored during the war at the naval base at Holmen. Every year on May 5, on the day of the liberation of Denmark in 1945, an official ceremony is held at the memorial anchor in memory of the fallen. ^[five]

On the left, the sunny side of the channel are bars and restaurants. Nyhavan serves as a hub for companies conducting tours through the channels.

The Kongs Newter metro station is located at the end of Nyhavan, at the far end of the square of the same name. The station serves two lines of the Copenhagen metro - M1 and M2.

Water buses stop at the mouth of the channel. All four water buses - 901, 902, 903 and 904 stop at a bus stop next to the Theater House.

In 2016, after numerous delays, the Inderhavnsbro bridge was opened, connecting Nyhavn and Christianshavn. The 180-meter-long bicycle and pedestrian drawbridge was called the kissing bridge, because its contours resemble the interweaving of two languages. ^[6]

Cinema

• Nyhavan can be seen in numerous Danish films. For example, the channel is often found in films about the Olsen gang - at 0:25:44 the minute in the 1975 film ^[7] and 0:28:56 minute in the 1977 film. ^{[8] The} memorial anchor appears in the frame at 1:16:57 the minute in 1976. ^[9]

Nyhavan can be seen in several international films:

• In the final scene of the film by Ingmar Bergman "Lesson of Love" ^[10]
• The channel is used as the central scene in the action film of the American-British production "Hidden Fear" (1957)
• In Alfred Hitchcock's spy film Torn Curtain, the hero Paul Newman , who is sent to the GDR , must contact the bookseller at Kanalgade 1. Later, when the bride of the hero visits the address, it turns out that this is Nyuhavn. ^[ten]
• In the 1963 German film "Das Feuerschiff" scenes are filmed in the Nyhavn area, although the plot takes place in Germany.
• In the 2015 drama "The Girl from Denmark", the heroine Lily Elbe ( Eddie Redmaine ) and Gerda Wegner ( Alicia Vikander ) live in an apartment in the Nyhavn district. Also this is the place where Lily first comes out in a new image. According to the film, Nyhavn is presented as a fish market, although the historical fish market of Copenhagen is located on Gammel Strand. ^[eleven]

Literature

• In the novel “Et dukkehus i Nyhavn” by Elizabeth Levy 1997 (Dollhouse in Nyhavn), the life of a little girl in Nyhavn in 1929 is described.
• Anna Maria Erzhnes' biographical novel “Som Svalen” (Like a Swallow) about Thomasine Gillenburg starts from the moment when the girl was 8 years old, and she lived in her father’s house at Nyhavn 67. ^[12]
• Karin Michael's children's book, Lotte Ligeglad (1936), tells about a girl who lived in the Nyhavn district, where her mother had her own shop next to a tavern. ^[13]

Music

• Nu går våren gennem Nyhavn - Sigfred Pedersen's song to the music of Nils Clemmensen.

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