page_title: Brønnum House
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Brønnum House / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: The Stærekassen extension to the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark
context_page_description: Brønnum House is a listed building located next to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was one of the first buildings that was completed in connection with the redevelopment of the former Gammelholm naval dockyards. The building is now owned by Karberghus. It has been converted into serviced offices and the ground floor is home to a high-end cocktail bar.
context_section_description: The building is four storeys high and consists of four bays on Tordenskjoldsgade, a three-bay rounded corner and a half bay that connects the building to Harsdorff's House on Kongens Nytorv. The building surrounds three sides of a small courtyard which is closed to the south by a fire wall.
  The external façade has rustication on the ground floor and rich stucco decorations on the upper floors. The keystones of the rounded openings are designed as grotesque masques. Other decorations include dolphins below the windows on the first floor and shields crowned by hives and held by mermaids above the windows on the first floor and eagles above the windows on the second floor. The iron balconies on the rounded corner of the first and second floor are supported by flying eagles. Below the rain gutters is a frieze featuring putti holding a garland. A falling putto is seen in the bay furthest to the east. The figure was made to commemorate a worker who fell to his death under the construction of the building.
  The apartment on the second floor features murals with scenes from Hirschsprung's country house painted by Niss (1842-1905) and Gotfred Rump (1816–80). The living room features the original leather wallpaper with gilded detailing.
caption: Brønnum House
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