The fire had, together with Copenhagen's fire of 1728, in effect burned down almost the whole of Copenhagen's medieval and Renaissance heritage, so today there are only a few houses from before the 18th century in that part of the city.
Branden gjorde, sammen med Københavns brand 1728, at stort set hele middelalderdelen af København nedbrændte, således at der i dag er meget få huse fra før 1700-tallet tilbage i den del af København.