The pavilion at Bredgade 70â72 housed the hospitalâs finance, legal and nursing departments, with elegant single rooms on the first floor facing the street and the courtyard. It was in one such private room â room no. 5 â with a window overlooking Bredgade, that the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard was admitted on 2 October 1855 as patient no. 2067. Five weeks later, the great thinker passed away and left the Copenhagen he loved so dearly.
The pavilion at Bredgade 70â72 remained an active part of Frederiks Hospital until 1910, after which the buildings were used as an artistsâ colony. Later, the Maritime and Commercial Court moved in and made itself at home â with, among other things, a courtroom on the first floor and offices on the second floor, where they also adorned the walls with depictions of the Greco-Roman gods of shipping and trade.
The combination of the buildingâs rich history, beautiful location and the exquisite details that characterise everything from the balustrades to the gables testifies to the fact that Frederiks Hospital is a valuable piece of Danish history spanning literature, medicine and architecture.
The pavilion at Bredgade 70â72 remained an active part of Frederiks Hospital until 1910, after which the buildings were used as an artistsâ colony. Later, the Maritime and Commercial Court moved in and made itself at home â with, among other things, a courtroom on the first floor and offices on the second floor, where they also adorned the walls with depictions of the Greco-Roman gods of shipping and trade.
The combination of the buildingâs rich history, beautiful location and the exquisite details that characterise everything from the balustrades to the gables testifies to the fact that Frederiks Hospital is a valuable piece of Danish history spanning literature, medicine and architecture.
