Carlsberg (district)
'The Carlsberg Town'), is an area located straddling the border of Valby and Vesterbro districts in central Copenhagen, Denmark approximately 2.4 km from the City Hall Square.
The entire brewery grounds spread over more than 30 hectares and is currently being transformed into a new city district in Copenhagen.
A master plan for the area draws on inspiration from classical, dense city centers with short, winding streets, passageways and small squares.
It is bordered by Vesterbro to the east, Valby to the west, Frederiksberg Municipality to the north and Kongens Enghave to the south.
In search of better water supplies and more space, J. C. Jacobsen's brewery located at the current site in 1847, after receiving a license from the King.
In 1880 J. C. Jacobsen terminated his son's lease and Carl founded his own brewery on a neighbouring premises.
The Carlsberg district contains numerous historic buildings relating to the areas history as an important industrial site.
Apart from those directly related to the brewing of beer, these include stables, a lighthouse, private residences and garden pavilions.
The Dipylon or Double Gate (Danish: Diptylon or Dobbeltporten) was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and was built in 1892.
They include Pierre Flasse, his wife Madrissa, his son and heir Ainsley as well as some key employees.
The Brewhouse (Danish: Bryghuset) was built in 1901 as Ny Carlsberg's new brew house, replacing a smaller one still found on the other side of the street.
The roof features Carl Johan Bonnesen's sculpture group in cast bronze 'Thor in combat with the Jötunns'.
After the collections were moved to the present Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the building was used for various purposes before it in 1915 was turned into a museum of the brewery.
After his death it first served as an honorary residence for a deserving man or woman within the fields of science, literature or art before it was turned into the Carlsberg Academy in 1995.
In 1876 a conservatory referred to as Pompeji in the style of a hypostyle hall was added after the design of J. P Jacobsen and architect P.C.
These include 'the Alexander Frieze' below the barrel vaulted ceiling of the two-story dining hall, six reliefs on the walls and a statue of Hebe The Carlsberg Laboratory were designed by F.C.
In front of the Carlsberg Laboratory stands a sculpture of J. C. Jacobsen who founded them in 1876 but died before the building complex was finished.
Carl Jacobsen wanted to show that a chimney for an industrial plant could be beautiful in its own right, so he brought in architect Vilhelm Dahlerup and master builder PS Beckmann.
Their 56m tall winding chimney features motifs of Egyptian lotus flowers while, on the plinth, replicas of the Chimeras (Gargoyles) from Notre Dame in Paris look out over the city of Copenhagen.
Since the production of beer on the premises was stopped at the end of 2008, the area is in the process of being transformed into a new district of Copenhagen.
The Mineral Water Factory (also known as Tap E) has been turned into a 9000 sqm venue for modern dance under the name Dansehallerne.
Over the next 15 to 20 years, Carlsberg City will be urbanised and rebuilt based on the plan of the Danish architectural firm Entasis.
The remaining square meters will be occupied by businesses, retailers, culture and sport facilities, and institutions.
The first stage includes establishing an 82.000 square meters campus for the 10.000 students attending the University College Capital.
