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15-495: In 1749 Jacob Fortling obtained a royal license to establish a lime plant in Kastrup. It harbor in Kastrup for the landing of chalk from Saltholm . He soon diversified with a brickyard (1752) and a pottery specializing in faience (1755) at the same site. This marked the beginning of an industrial development that accelerated after the opening of Kastrup Glassworks in 1847. Copenhagen Airport opened in 1925. Local landmarks include

30-498: A distillery and a brewery. Ledreborg Palace Ledreborg is a palatial mansion near Lejre , 12 km (7.5 mi) to the southwest of Roskilde on the Danish island of Zealand . Today's Baroque building was completed in 1746 by Minister of State Johan Ludvig Holstein (1694–1763) who commissioned J.C. Krieger to carry out the work. The first reference to Lejreborg is fairly recent, dating to 1523 when Otto Tinhuus owned

45-469: A house called Lejregård. In 1661, Udlejregård was bought by the statesman Henrik Müller who built the first Lejregård manor house. in 1739, Johan Ludvig Holstein bought the property and developed the modest building into one of the country's finest mansions. He commissioned Johan Cornelius Krieger to extend the building to the east and west. Krieger also added a chapel and a monumental staircase designed by Jacob Fortling . In 1745, Niels Eigtved developed

60-533: Is constructed above the Øresund Railway adjoining a multi-storey car park . The station connects to the airport at the north end of Terminal 3 on level 2. Intercity trains operate out of the mainline Copenhagen Airport railway station which is located beneath the airport terminal building. There are several buses that roam through the city of Kastrup, following bus-lines: 2A, 5A and 36. The former Superfos A/S-Glasuldsfabrik mineral wool factory (now Vægterparken) between Nordmarksvej and Bøllevej, which closed in 1982,

75-409: Is used as a location at 1:26:08 in the 1977 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang Outta Sight . 55°38′15″N 12°38′30″E  /  55.63750°N 12.64167°E  / 55.63750; 12.64167 Jacob Fortling Jacob Fortling (23 December 1711 – 16 July 1761) was a German - Danish sculptor, architect and industrialist, described as one of the most industrious people in

90-611: The - A motorcycle speedway stadium existed in the modern day site of the Travbaneparken. It opened on 4 September 1952 and closed on 27 June 1963. Although it only existed for eleven years, it hosted significant events including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1955 and the Danish Speedway Championship in 1953, 1955 and 1958. Scandinavian Airlines has its Denmark offices and

105-674: The Danish Court. In the 1740s he worked on Christiansborg Palace where his contributions included the Queen's Staircase. He also created the main staircases for Ledreborg Palace and the Holstein Mansion in Copenhagen (1756). At the naval base at Holmen , he created the King's Gate. Fortling collaborated closely with both Lauritz de Thurah and Nicolai Eigtved , the two leading Danish architects of

120-579: The Denmark of his day. He came to Denmark at age 18 and embarked on a successful career, first as a sculptor and later also as an architect. He was also engaged in the production of building materials, owning several quarries in Norway. Just outside Copenhagen , on Amager 's east coast, he founded Kastrup Værk , a large industrial facility combining a lime plant, a brickyard and a pottery. Kastrupgård , his former home, has been turned into an art museum . Fortling

135-574: The SAS Cargo head office in Kastrup. Transavia Denmark has its head office in Kastrup. When SAS Commuter operated, its head office was in Kastrup. When Danair existed, its head office was in Kastrup. Kastrup Station serves the M2 line of the Copenhagen Metro . Lufthavnen Station is the terminus of the line. Trains approach the station by a bridge over the Øresund Motorway (E20) . The platform area

150-433: The coast of Amager , and opened a lime plant at Kastrup Værk , with its own harbour on an artificial peninsula in 1749. He soon diversified with a brickyard (1752) and a pottery specializing in faience (1755) at the same site. From 1749 to 1753, he also built Kastrupgåtf in the same area, a large country house and agricultural estate where he took up residence when it was completed. His business enterprises also included

165-636: The interior, including the Rokoko banqueting hall, while Lauritz de Thurah decorated the inner courtyard with two pavilions and obelisk-shaped lampposts. A gatehouse was also added. Also designed by Krieger from 1742 until the mid-1750s, the terraced Baroque park extends from the mansion down the steep slopes of the Kornerup Valley. In the wooded area to the east, the Dyrehaven was laid out in 1757–1762 with paths leading past sculptures and obelisks in line with

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180-546: The property under the ancient Diocese of Roskilde . At the time, the estate was called Udlejre and consisted of four or five farms. After the Reformation , in 1545 Lejre became a fief in its own right under the jurisdiction of Copenhagen. In 1663, the statesman Henrik Müller purchased eight farms and five houses in Lejre including Udlejre. He presented the property to his daughter Drude and her husband, statesman Thomas Finke, who built

195-507: The time, and finally completed his training as an architect. He assimilated Eigtved's refined Rococo style and, after Eigtved's death in 1754, became de Thurah's right-hand man. In 1756, he was appointed Royal Building Inspector for Copenhagen, Zealand and Falster and, after de Thurah's death, he became Royal Building Master in 1760 but died the following year. Fortling also engaged in the production of building materials. In search of good quality stone, he made two journeys to Norway which

210-477: Was born on 23 December 1711 in Bayreuth in present day Germany. He trained as a mason and stone carver and came to Denmark to work on the many large Royal building projects under King Christian VI , collaborating with sculptors such as Jacques Saly and Simon Carl Stanley . He executed the Queen's Staircase at Christiansborg Palace . In 1738 he received Danish citizenship and was in 1740 appointed Stone Carver to

225-457: Was ruled by the Danish King and supplied many of the minerals used in the building industry in Denmark at that time. In 1744 he acquired royal privileges for two quarries, one at Akershus and one at Lier , extracting marble and from 1849 also talc . In 1759 he also established a quarry at Trondheim . In Denmark, Fortling established a limestone quarry on Saltholm , an island in Øresund off

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