Galleri K seen from Kristen Bernikows Gade

Galleru K, formerly Crome & Goldschmidt, is a shopping arcade situated on Strøget in central Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1901, the building occupies the entire block between Kristen Bernikows Gade, Østergade (Strøget), Antonigade and Pilestræde.

History

Axel Holm: Volmerhus, 1917

The former building at the site was acquired by Crome & Goldschmidt in 1884 and the company opened a department store in the building in 1887.

In 1897, two developers, J. Fisker and A. Volmer, purchased the buildings long the street. They constructed a new building known as Volmerhus at the site in connection with a widening of Kristen Bernikows Gade. It was designed by Erik Schiødte (1849-1909) and Christian Arntzen (1852-1911).[1] Crome & Goldschmidt remained a tenant in the building and installed Denmark's first escalators in it in 1927.

The department store closed when Crome & Goldschmidt merged with Illum in 1971. It was relaunched as City Arkaden ("The City Arcade"). In 2004, a joint-venture between the Danish property developer Keops and the American AIG purchased the building. After a major refurbishment, it reopened in 2006 under the current name.[2]

Design

Galleri K contains about 30 shops and has a total area of about 10,000 square metres over two floors as well as underground parking. The original building is in the Historicist style. A covered atrium and arcade connects Kristen Bernikows Gade to Pilestræde where the architects created a small space with a café.[3]

Crome & Goldschmidt was used as a location in the films En sømand gaar i land (1954) Far til fire i sneen (1954), Far til fire i byen (1956) and Tag til marked i Fjordby (1957).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kristen Bernikowsgade 2 / Østergade 26-26a-c" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "En amerikaner forvandler Cityarkaden". Berlingske (in Danish). 15 September 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
    - "Galleru K klar til efteråret". Berlingske (in Danish). 6 August 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Gallery K". PLH Architects. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Crome & Goldschmidt". Dansk film database (in Danish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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