Meyercrones Stiftelse

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Meyercrones Stiftelse
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Meyercrones Stiftelse
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Architectural style Late Neoclassical
Location Roskilde
Country Denmark
Coordinates 55°38′36.08″N12°4′48.71″E / 55.6433556°N 12.0801972°E / 55.6433556; 12.0801972 Coordinates: 55°38′36.08″N12°4′48.71″E / 55.6433556°N 12.0801972°E / 55.6433556; 12.0801972
Completed1833
OwnerRoskilde Domsogns Menighedsråd

Meyercrones Stiftelse is a historic building located just north of Roskilde Cathedral in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 15 February 1978.

Roskilde Cathedral Church in Roskilde, Denmark

Roskilde Cathedral, in the city of Roskilde on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark, is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The first Gothic cathedral to be built of brick, it encouraged the spread of the Brick Gothic style throughout Northern Europe. Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries, the cathedral incorporates both Gothic and Romanesque architectural features in its design. Until the 20th century, it was Zealand's only cathedral. Its twin spires dominate the skyline of the town.

Denmark Constitutional monarchy in Europe

Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark proper consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 (16,573 sq mi), land area of 42,394 km2 (16,368 sq mi), and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 (853,509 sq mi), and a population of 5.8 million.

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History

Henning Meyercrone painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1794 Henning Meyercroon.jpg
Henning Meyercrone painted by Hyacinthe Rigaud in 1794

Meyercrones Stiftelse was founded by the widow after Henning de Meyercrone. He had served as Danish envoy in France until 1706. His widow, Christiane Meyercrone, was a daughter of Roskilde mayor Herman Schrøder. When her husband died, she bought a property with a small house located just north of Roskilde Cathedral from her mother Eva Schrøder. Known as Kantorhaven (The Cantor's Garden), it had previously been the site of a residence for the cantor at the cathedral. The house, which dated from the beginning of the 18th century, was converted into two residences for needy widows of the middle class. Christiane Meyercrone managed the property until her death in 1738 and founded Meyercrones Stiftelse in her testament. Her niece, a daughter of Henning Meyercrone's brother Bent Meyer and Christine Meyercrone's sister Maria Schrøder, became the new manager of the foundation. and arranged for its charter to be written in 1830. [1]

In Catholicism, the cantor, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, a cathedral or monastery with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir and the preparation of liturgy.

The small building from the beginning of the 18th century was replaced by a larger building in 1933. Meyercrones Stiftelse was later merged with Duebrødre Kloster. The old building was replaced by a new and larger one with four apartments in 1832.

Duebrødre Kloster ancient monument in Roskilde Municipality (97237)

Duebrødre Kloster is a historical building located at the corner of Bredegade and Allehelgensgade in central Roskilde, Denmark. It was built in 1841 to design by Jørgen Hansen Koch.

Architecture

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The building seen from the garden

The building is designed in the Late Neoclassical style. It is a two-story building with a half-hipped red tile roof. The garden is bounded by brick walls along Domkirkepladsen and Regensstien to the east. A low stone wall runs along Domprovstestræde to the rear of the building.

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century. In its purest form, it is a style principally derived from the architecture of classical antiquity, the Vitruvian principles, and the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio.

Today

The building was acquired by Roskilde Domsogns Menighedsråd in 1991. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meyercrones Stiftelse". roskildehistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Amaliegade 14-14a". kulturarv.roskilde.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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