Old Town Hall (Store Heddinge)
The Old Town Hall is a former combined town hall, courthouse and jailhouse situated on Nytorv in Store Heddinge, Denmark. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1977.
History[]
Store Heddinge's new town hall was constructed on the town's new main square Nytorv in 1836–38. The building was designed by royal master builder Jørgen Hansen Koch.[1]
In 1948, it was sold to the Ministry of Justice and converted into a courthouse. In 2011, it was sold to Realdania. A comprehensive restoration of the building was completed in 2013.[2]
Architecture[]
The building is one of the earliest examples of the transition from to Historicism in Danish architecture.[3] The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1977.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Tinghusets historie". tinghuset.org (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Tinghuset får nyt liv". troweb.org (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Kochs tinghus i Store Heddinge" (in Danish). Realdania. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Tinghus- og Arresthuset". sn.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 July 2020.
External links[]
Coordinates: 55°18′35″N 12°23′21″E / 55.30962°N 12.38924°E
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