Galleri K

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.

Galleri K seen from Kristen Bernikows Gade

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 then relaunched as City Arkaden ("The City Arcade"). In 2004, a joint-venture between Danish property developer Keops and American AIG purchased the building After a major refurbishment, it reopened in 2006 under the current name.[2][3]

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.[4]

Crome & Goldschmidt is 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).[5]

See also

References
  1. "Kristen Bernikowsgade 2 / Østergade 26-26a-c" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  2. "En amerikaner forvandler Cityarkaden" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  3. "Galleru K klar til efteråret". Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  4. "Galleri K" (in Danish). PLH Arkitekter. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
  5. "Crome & Goldschmidt". danskefilm.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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