Varehuset Messen

The building on Købmagergade

Varehuset Messen was a department store on Købmagergade in Copenhagen, Denmark, operated by Hilligsøe, Køedt & Co..

History

The building was completed in 1895 to designs by Emil Blichfeldt.[1]

Architecture

The five-storey building consists of nine bays on Købmagergade and 10 bays on Klareboderne. The building is topped by a Hermes statue by Julius Schultz.[1]

Today

It is now used by Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College whose main building is on Kultorvet.

References

  1. 1 2 "Varehuset Messen" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

Coordinates: 55°40′51″N 12°34′40″E / 55.6808°N 12.5779°E / 55.6808; 12.5779

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