Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Copenhagen

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The building at Vester Voldgade 11 in Copenhagen

The Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Copenhagen is located at Vester Voldgade 11 in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

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The building was originally constructed for the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1886-1887 to design by C. L. Thuren (1846-1926). Musikforeningen was for many years based in the ground floor. The composer Niels W. Gade, one of the founders of the music academy, lived on the second floor from 1887. [1]

The Royal Academy of Music relocated to its new building on Vester Boulevard (now H.C. Andersens Boulevard) in March 1905. Nordisk Gummi & Guttapercha Kompagni. a company founded in 1859, was then headquartered in the building until 1932. [1]

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References

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Coordinates: 55°40′41″N12°34′01″E / 55.67816°N 12.56696°E / 55.67816; 12.56696