Kastrup Værk [SEP] architect
Kastrup Værk
Kastrup Værk (English: Kastrup Works) was a pottery and tile works in Kastrup, now a suburb of Copenhagen, on the Danish island of Amager.
History.
Kastrup Værk was founded around 1750 by Jacob Fortling, a German sculptor who had emigrated to Denmark in 1729 and established a successful career as Royal Master Builder in Copenhagen. As one of several operators, he was granted rights to extract limestone on Saltholm, a smaller island in Øresund otherwise mainly used for summer grazing, and built an
the area has been made by the architectural firm of schmidt hammer lassen.
The new national Danish aquarium, "The Blue Planet," is located on a neighbouring site. Construction began in September 2010 and it was completed in 2013.
See also.
- Brede Works
- Kastrupgård
- Store Kongensgade Faience Manufactury
Other sources.
- Pedersen, Kirsten Nørregaard (2011) "Kastrup Værk Bryggergården- 1749-1900" (Forlaget Rhodos)
External links.
- Photos from Kastrup Værk