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18-499: The building's history can be traced back to a pavilion built by Kongens Klub ("King's Club") some 200 metre further to the west in 1846. It was dismantled when the Zealand Railway Company constructed Copenhagen's new central station, in 1864, and rebuilt on the corner of Vester Farimagsvej (now Axeltorv) and Vesterbro Passage (now Vesterbrogade). In 1872, a new owner changed its name to Café Boulevard . In 1880, Hans Hansen,

36-454: A group of electors for each constituency , and the electors elected the members of the house. The members were elected for a term of eight years; however, terms were staggered so that half of the seats were up for election every four years. With the Constitution of 1866, the electoral system was reformed. The number of seats was increased to 66 of which 12 were appointed by the king for

54-463: A period of twelve years, and one by the Faroese Løgting . The remaining 53 were elected indirectly. In Copenhagen , half the electors were elected by the voters paying the largest amount of tax, and the other half by all the voters. In the rest of the country, one elector was elected by the voters in each parish in the countryside and half as many electors were elected in the market towns by

72-479: A well-known developer of the time, acquired the property. He commissioned Henrik Vilhelm Brinkopff to expand the complex and changed its name to Etablissementet National. At its opening on 15 January 1882, it was the first building in Copenhagen to feature electric light . It contained 73 electric lamps and had a spotlight on the top of one of the corner towers casting light onto the pavement below. The old part of

90-569: The Folketing , which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish. Originally, membership and the electorate was restricted, and the members were largely conservatives . Membership of the house was then restricted to certain sectors of society: only males with a certain net worth could hold a seat. In 1915, these restrictions were removed, and a few new members were appointed by the existing members. Ting (old Norse: þing ) means assembly . It first came into being during Viking times and

108-555: The Nordic Exhibition in Copenhagen (1888). This article about a Danish architect is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Landstinget Supported by (1) Opposition (39) Faroe Islands The Landsting ( Danish : Landstinget ) was the upper house of the Rigsdag , from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism . The Landsting had powers equal to

126-805: The Assembly Hall of Landstinget (1884), Cirkusbygningen (1886) and Concert du Boulevard on Vesterbrogade (1875, demolished 1883) all situated in Copenhagen, Denmark . He participated in the Nordic Exhibition in Copenhagen (1872), Danish department of the World Exhibition in Vienna (1873), Jutland exhibition in Aarhus (1876), Danish department of the exhibition in Malmö (1881) and Danish industrial department of

144-453: The building was replaced by a new, circular concert hall, again with Brinkopff as the architect, which was inaugurated on 13 October 1893. In 1884, Hans Hansen went bankrupt and National Scala was taken over by a newly founded company. In the 1890s, the repertoire consisted mainly of theatre. The restaurant was called Euterpe . Thor Jensen, an entrepreneur who had returned from the US, then took over

162-464: The building, introduced a cabarets and changed the name to La Scala in 1898. The orchestra was led by Georg Lundbye, H. C. Lundbye 's son. One of the main attractions were the singer Dagmar Hansen while the American illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini were among the guest performers. Between 1912 and 1927, with Frede Skaarup as owner and theatre director, Scala experienced a renaissance under

180-615: The building. New plans for the site were released in 2011 and the building was finally demolished in 2012. The new project for the site consists of five cylinders of varying height and interconnected by skyways, positioned on a one-storey plinth. The project also proposes a renovation of the square that will enhance Fortification Ring 's character of being a " green belt "surrounding the city centre. 55°40′31″N 12°33′56″E  /  55.67528°N 12.56556°E  / 55.67528; 12.56556 Henrik Vilhelm Brinkopff Henrik Vilhelm Brinkopff (30 June 1823 – 15 May 1900)

198-514: The electoral system came with the Constitution of 1915, and the first election under this system was the 1918 election . Women were given the right to vote , the number of seats was increased to 72, the number of constituencies was reduced to seven, and the system of royally appointed members was replaced by 18 members elected by the resigning Landsting for a period of eight years. The same year, Inger Gautier Schmit , along with Nina Bang , Marie Christensen , Marie Hjelmer and Olga Knudsen , were

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216-479: The loss of 275 jobs. Its last big hit was a three-week stint by Josephine Baker in 1955. The building was acquired by FDB, demolished and replaced by the Anva department store. In the 1980s, the building was acquired by a consortium of investors, including Bent Fabricius-Bjerre . It reopened as a shopping mall after a major renovation in 1989, containing five cinemas, 12 restaurants, fitness centre as well as stores. It

234-518: The modern Parliament of Greenland . Under the Constitution of 1849 , the requirements for the right to vote was the same for the two houses, however the requirements for electability were stricter for the Landsting; candidates were limited to those of age 40 and above and they were required to have a substantial income. The house originally had 51 members, all elected indirectly. The voters elected

252-466: The name Scala-teatret . The repertoire was operettas and revues, featuring popular artists such as Liva Weel and Carl Alstrup . The run-down Scala-teater closed in 1930. The building then went through a comprehensive renovation under supervision of the engineer Christen Ostenfeld , his first major assignment, and the name was changed to National-Scala. It went through another modernization in 1937 before finally closing in 1957 with debts of $ 150,000 and

270-434: The same system as in Copenhagen. Then for each elector elected in the parishes and the market towns, one elector was found among those that paid the greatest amount of tax in the parishes. As the main direct tax of the time was based on real estate and its value as farmland , this system greatly favoured manor owners. The result was a conservative majority lasting 35 years, until the 1902 election . The next reform of

288-400: Was a Danish architect . Brinkopff was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of Heinrich Brinkopff and Johanne Marie Høygaard. From 1847, he worked in his profession as a sculptor and as a designer and gilder in Copenhagen. He was the co-owner of the image cutting company Brinkopff & Sehnen from 1869 to 1872. From 1872, he worked as a decorator and architect. His designs included

306-451: Was formed by the freemen of the community, and it generally numbered about a hundred men. Tings were necessary in the clan-based society of Northern Germany and Scandinavia , because they allowed for inter-clan wars to be resolved or prevented through the mediation of the ting. It also served as the place for religious rites and trade negotiations. The Landsting is also the Danish name for

324-438: Was never a success and changed hands several times up through the 1990s. In 2007, a new owner, Centerplan, decided to demolish the building, launching an invited architectural competition for the site, prior to the company's bankruptcy in 2008. The participants in the competition included [[3XN|, Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects and Plot . In 2011, Ejendomsselskabet Norden together with ATP, PFA and Industriens Pension acquired

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