Forged Iron Lanterns and Lamppost

Cast Iron and Wrought Iron Lanterns and Lampposts in Copenhagen

These cast iron and wrought iron lanterns and lampposts are all more than 100 years old and very well maintained. They are located in an old part of Copenhagen, Denmark near Kongens Nytorv, Vesterbro and Østerbro, also in Copenhagen. The details are stunning. You are welcome to share or leave a comment.

Copenhagen has hundreds of different old lanterns and lampposts all over the city. Lanterns and lamppost are not the only iron objects in Copenhagen. Iron Gates might be even more impressive pieces of cast and wrought iron objects in the City.

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Cast or Wrought Iron lantern on Kronprinsessegade (Crown Princess Street) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Around 150 years old.

The Odd Fellow Palace

This stately mansion (called both Berckentins Palace, Schimmelmann's Palace and Odd Fellow Palace) was built for the German Count Christian August Berckentin (1694-1758) in the years 1751 to 1757 with Johan Gottfried Rosenberg (1709-1776) as an architect. The main building has three floors and a mansard roof: The mansion is nowadays best known as the Odd Fellow Palace, and the building and the two pavilions have through time been the setting of many events.

The palace was heavily damaged by a fire in 1992 and the architects Karsten Rønnow (f.1932), Gunilla Rønnow (born 1947) and Jens Christian Varming (f.1932) let the property restore from 1992 to 1995.

The Odd Fellow Palace, from 1751 to 1757

Have you ever wondered what a lantern is? Well here is the definition: A lantern is a portable lighting device or mounted fixture used to illuminate areas. Lanterns may also be used for signaling, as torches, or as general light sources outdoors. Low light level varieties are used for decoration. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to mean a light source, or the enclosure for a light source. Examples are glass pane enclosed street lights, or the housing for the top lampand lens section of a lighthouse. The term is commonly associated with Chinese paper lanterns.A the river close to Kongens Nytorv. The building is from the 19th century.

The lanterns and lampposts

A cast iron lamppost that looks a lot like Sauron from lord of the rings. The lamppost is located in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. The lamppost is from around 1890.

The cast iron lampposts at Dronning Louises bro (Queen Louise's Bridge) in Copenhagen. Cast iron lampposts and cast iron benches.

A cast or wrought iron lantern close to the Town Hall Square.

Cast iron and Copper lanterns or lampposts at Christianborg Palace Square. The third Palace was finished in 1937, but the square is much older

Where: Amaliegade 17, close to Amalienborg – What: a wrought iron lantern from 1756, more than a quarter of a millennium old! The building it is attached to was built in 1754-1756. The building is a symmetrical rococo building with basement and three floors. The architect for the facades were court architect Nicolai Eigtved (1701-1754), but the houses were built by architect G. D. Anthon (1714-1781).

Just next to the above lanterns. These cast or wrought iron lanterns are located closer to Amalienborg, the residency of the Danish Queen.

This lantern is located next to Sank Pouls kirke (Sct. Pouls Church) in Copenhagen. The church is decorated with cast iron details. The lantern is from 1858.