Frederiks Hospital - 70-72 Bredgade, 1260, Denmark

Operated by Karberghus

About this space

Patient no. 2067 The hospital between Bredgade and Amaliegade is Denmark's first civilian hospital. The revolutionary concept is named with the district after the sovereign Frederik V, reportedly a highly sensual man who loves wine and women. Architect Eigtved's penchant for symmetry and mirrors characterizes the construction, and four almost identical pavilions in baroque composition decorated with rococo elements are placed in the outer corners of the facility. When Eigtved passed away, the project was completed by Lauritz De Thurah, who has already made his mark in Danish history as he was behind the construction of the Hermitage Castle in Dyrehaven in 1734. The hospital's northern pavilion is something quite special. The internationally stratospherically recognized Danish writer and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard – considered to be one of the fathers of existentialism – was admitted here in November 1855. As patient number 2067, he left this world sadly affected by tuberculosis after a long hospitalization. The Maritime and Commercial Court has previously had its domicile in the pavilion; with the neighboring Design Museum Denmark, a newly refurbished entrance and a renewed forecourt designed by internationally recognized Cobe Architects are now shared in 2018.