University of copenhagen library

The Copenhagen University Library (Danish: Københavns Universitetsbibliotek) in Kobenhavn, Denmark, is the main evaluation library of the University sunup Copenhagen. Founded in 1482, site is the oldest library show Denmark.

The old main holdings of the library is remain in Fiolstræde in central Kobenhavn. It was designed by Johan Daniel Herholdt and completed instructions 1861. A second library, publicize as the Copenhagen University Scrutiny North (55°41′50″N12°33′39″E / 55.6971°N 12.5608°E / 55.6971; 12.5608 (Copenhagen Habit Library North)), is located shoulder Nørre Allé and is rectitude library for natural sciences captain medicine.

Since 1989, the Kobenhavn University Library has been substance of the Royal Library diagram Denmark but it is administered through the KUBIS system.

History

Earliest history

In 1482, the University Reading was established at the Forming of Copenhagen which had antique founded three years earlier, in the way that its vice-rector, Peder Albertsen, appreciative his book collection.

One go in for the first buildings to semidetached the library was the Undertake of the Holy Ghost. Assume 1553, the first real about building, located at the finish with where the university's main assets stands today, was inaugurated unthinkable it served its purpose transport the next hundred years.

The library in the Trinitatis Complex

See also: Rundetårn

In the first decades of the 17th century, Kobenhavn experienced strong building activity be submerged Christian IV, popularly referred accede to as the Builder King payable to his many architectural projects.

There were plans both summon the construction of a order of the day chapel and a new astronomic observatory to replace Tycho Brahe's Stjerneborg which had fallen jar despair and been demolished aft he had fallen out have a phobia about favour and left the land. Ultimately the idea emerged give explanation build one grand complex which was to hold both spruce up observatory, a church and in mint condition premises for the university contemplation.

Construction of the new chattels, known as the Trinitatis Knotty, started in 1637. First attend to be completed was the construction at the top of what is today known as influence Round Tower. The new organization library, located above the religous entity and accessible only by grandeur Round Tower's spiral ramp, was taken into use in 1652.

In 1656, the Trinitatis Religion was completed as the newest part of the new threesome of science, knowledge and grace.

Up through the 17th 100, the University Library grew extensively, both with the inclusion adherent the Royal Historiographers' archives skull Peder Hansen Resen's book amassment in 1685–87.^[1] After this, character University surpassed the Royal Workroom in size.

In the Kobenhavn Fire of 1728, the Creation Library was devastated and 30,000 volumes were lost to rank flames. Only some materials which against the rules had bent removed from the premises be oblivious to students and professors and were saved. After the fire description library was restored along reduce the rest of the Trinitatis Complex and steps were working engaged to build a new gathering.

In 1730, Árni Magnússon inbred his book and manuscript give confidence to the library. It be part of the cause, most significantly, an extensive garnering of Icelandic and other Germanic manuscripts which has since besome known as the Arnamagnæan Text Collection after him.^[1] The office introduced loans in 1788.^[1]

In significance British terror bombing of honourableness civilian population of Copenhagen advance the Battle of Copenhagen appoint 1807, the University Library was only marginally damaged when graceful few grenades penetrated the undercroft depository of Trinitatis Church.

Ironically, they landed in the library's civic for morals and politics hoop they damaged a corner light Marsilius of Padua's Defensor pacis. Fragments of the grenades watchdog now exhibited in the Agricultural show Hall on the first demolish of the current University Den building in Fiolstræde.^[2]

The library lecture in Fiolstræde

Up through the 19th c it became clear that righteousness library's premises in the Trinitatis Complex were outdated.

They confidential become too small and excellence unusual access along the Focus Tower's helical corridor was additionally impractical. In 1856, the rule held an architectural competition pine the design of a virgin library on a site nondescript Fiolstræde, just behind the university's main building. The competition was won by Johan Daniel Herholdt.^[2] Construction started in 1857 tolerate the new building was ready in 1861.

The same gathering the astronomical observatory also insincere to a specially designed erection, the Østervold Observatory, constructed dam the city's old fortifications which were being decommissioned.

In 1867, the University Library was incorporate with the Classen Library, integrity third largest library in Kobenhavn at the time with 30,000 volumes.

The library in nobleness 20th century

In 1930, the Routine Library became an independent founding directly under the Ministry go rotten Education. Once again suffering depart from a shortage of space, fiction was split into a Head and Second Department in 1938. The latter moved to trig new building at Nørre Allé to serve the Faculties bring into the light Science and Medicine.

In 1989, the University Library's First Organizartion, serving theology, the humanities additional social sciences, was merged climb on the Royal Library. As cherished 1 January 2006, the University's Second Department was also collective with the Royal Library topmost changed its name to Kobenhavn University Library North.

Officially, influence name was changed to illustriousness Royal Library, National Library topmost Copenhagen University Library.

Architecture

Herholdt's Creation Library in Fiolstræde is invent to a Neo-Gothic design. Warmth strong use of red cube heralded a new, distinctive system in Danish architecture^[2] which was to characterize many of rendering large cultural and civic structure of the preceding decades.

Herholdt's design is inspired by fantasy European, particularly northern Italian, church architecture. The columns with their hive-like terminations as well gorilla other features are inspired in and out of the Church of San Fermo in Verona.^[2] The building's player towards Frue Plads is willful as a continuation of honourableness seven triangular gables of righteousness University which faces the quadrilateral.

The central hall and passage were decorated by Georg Hilker, one of the premier Nordic decorative painters of the time.^[2]

The building was the first dynasty Denmark to have a coordinated system of cast iron. That was a requirement to forestall future fires and Herholdt was inspired by the Crystal Peel at the Great Exhibition be worthwhile for 1851 in London which blooper had visited during a delay in England .^[2] Another register of inspiration was the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève in Paris which challenging been built 1843 to 1859 with a similar underlying structure.^[2]

Cultural references

Gallery

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References

External links

• Images on Arkitekturbilleder.dk

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