engineering

Vestergade 3

Vestergade 3 is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Vestergade 3 rather than just read about it. In short: Vestergade 3 is a Neoclassical property in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was constructed as part of the rebuilding of the city following the Copenhagen Fire of 1795.

Key takeaways

Vestergade 3 belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Vestergade 3 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Vestergade 3 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Vestergade 3 is a Neoclassical property in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was constructed as part of the rebuilding of the city following the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1959. Notable former residents include the clergy Christian Bastholm and the painters Albert Küchler and Jørgen Roed.

History

Site history, 1689–1795

The previous building on the site was built after the Copenhagen Fire of 1728. In the new cadastre of 1756, it was listed as No. 233 in the city's West Quarter (Vester Kvarter). The owner at that time was baker Jochum Diderichsen Greve. At the time of the 1787 census, No. 233 was home to two households. Samuel Hey, a baker, resided in the building with his wife Sophia Halling, their sic-year-old daughter Anna Maria, three bakers, a caretaker and two maids. Iwer Helt, a businessman (Cabus Mager), resided in the building with his wife Catrine Helt and two children (aged 1 and 11).

Peder Gielstrup and the new building The buildings on the site was again destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. No. 233 was subsequently merged with a section of No. 232 (No. 232 B). The present building on the site was constructed for grocer (jørkræmmer) Peder Gielstrup in 1795–1796. At the time of the 1801 census, Peder Gielstrup's property was home to four households. The owner resided in one of the apartments with his Ane Marie Andersen, their four children (aged nine to 16), two employees in his grocery business /one of them an apprentice), a female cook and a maid. Christen Helwadum, a secretary, resided in the building with his wife Margrethe Lange and one maid. Andreas Runge, a supercargo, resided in the building with a female cook. Johan Christian Fræk, an ironmonger (isenkræmmer), resided in the building with his wife Ane Cathrine Runge, their sevn-year-old Andres Christian Fræk, a housekeeper, a female cook and amaid. In the new cadastre of 1806, the property was listed as No. 40 in Western Quarter. It was at that time still owned by Gielstrup. The clergy Christian Bastholm (1740-1819) was a resident of the building in 1813.

1820–1900 The painters Albert Küchler (1803-1886) and Jørgen Roed (1808-1888) were both among the residents in 1830. At the time of the 1840 census, No, 40 was home to four households. Christen F. E. Bache, a customs officer, resided on the ground floor with his two sons (aged 16 and 22), the theology student Thøger Flensburg and one maid. H. G. Bentsen, a member (deputeret) in Danish Chancery, resided on the first floor with his brother Thor Bentsen, his sister J. P. Bentsen and one maid. Mathias Jacob Lassen, a justitsråd, resided on the second floor with the widow N. H. Ginslaug and one maid. Niels Olsen, a second hand-dealer, resided in the basement with his wife Bertha Maria, their four children (aged 13 to 25), a male servant and a maid.

The property was home to 27 residents at the 1850 census. Julius Christian Jørgensen, a lawyer, resided on the second floor with his wife Sophie Lovise Jørgensen, their four children (aged three to 14) and one maid. Marthias Jacob Larsen, a retired justitsråd, resided on the same floor. Esaias I Israel, a 78-year-old man with means, resided on the first floor with his wife Lovise Israel, their widowed daughter Sophie Hertz (née Israel), her two children (aged 13 and 14), one male servant and one maid. Jens Andreas Aagaard, a government official with title of kancelliråd, resided on the ground floor with his wife Frederikke Elisabeth Nicoline Mouritzenm their two daughters (aged one and eight) and one maid. Niels Olsen, a junk dealer, resided in the basement with his wife Bertha Maria Olsen, three unkarried children (aged 23 to 36), one male servant and one maid. At the 1860 census, No. 33 was home to four households. Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel, a schoolmaster, resided in the building with his wife Laurine Christiane Hommel (née Borch), their son Mathias Jacob Larsen(first lieutenant) and a maid. Jens Andreas Andersen, a wine merchant, resided in the building with his wife Caroline Andersen født Iwergius, their three children (aged 15 and 21), a wine merchant (employee), a clerk (employee) and a maid. Peter Georg Toft Birk, a civil servant in the Ministry of Interior Affairs, resided in the building with his wife Adolphine Helene Caroline Hansen, their three children (aged one to three) and two maids. Ole Olsen, a man with unknown profession, resided in the building with his wife Margrethe Olsen, their two children (aged one and four) and two maids.

20th century

The violin builder Pauli Merling's workshop was from 1929 and until his death in 1976 based in the basement and ground floor. The premises were in the 1990s converted into a restaurant.

Architecture The building is seven bays wide. The keystone above the gate dates from the previous building at the site. It features a lion head and the inscription “1728 DEN 20 OCTOBER AFBRANDT“. (1728 - 28 October burned". A side wing extends from the rear side of the building and connects to a former warehouse at the bottom of the small courtyard.

Today House of Souls, a cajun restaurant, is based on the lower floors.

Gallery

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Vestergade 3

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Vestergade 3 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Vestergade 3 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Vestergade 3 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Vestergade 3

In research: Vestergade 3 appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Vestergade 3 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Vestergade 3 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1796, Listed buildings and structures in Copenhagen, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Vestergade 3 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Vestergade 3 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Vestergade 3 in simple terms?

Vestergade 3 is a Neoclassical property in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was constructed as part of the rebuilding of the city following the Copenhagen Fire of 1795.

Why does Vestergade 3 matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Vestergade 3?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Vestergade 3.