Seamen's Association of 1856

This resulted in the foundation of the Seamen's Association of 1856 (Sømandsforeningen af 1856) and the first general meeting was held the following year.

[1] The first president of the new association was Prince Valdemar, King Christian IX's son.

It consisted of 73 apartments as well as a small section with 22 rooms where young seamen could stay while they waited for work.

It is built in red brick in a Neo-Baroque style and consists of five storeys and a Mansard roof.

The building is used as a location in the films Kvindelist og kærlighed (1960) and Ta' lidt solskin (1969).

Princess Marie's Seamen's Home in Christianshavn where the association is also based
Princess Marie's Home after the expansion in 1912
The building seen from the top of the Church of Our Saviour