Kongevej Nr.4-10 - Sønderborg, Denmark
N 54° 54.808 E 009° 47.847
32U E 551120 N 6085453
Sønderborg is often called Denmark's Art Nouveau City. The serial houses are in Art Nouveau style from 1904.
Waymark Code: WMPD68
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 08/12/2015
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"Kongevej was originally built in 1864 for the passage of military columns. In German times, it was named Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allée, and was the city’s most exclusive residential area. The northern part has been rebuilt with smaller terraced houses and here, you should notice the four beautiful houses in nr. 4-10, built in 1904 by local architect H. Naeve."
"Art Nouveau was prevalent in many parts of Europe from 1900-10, although not in Denmark. Here, as in England, the preference was for the national romantic style of the past comprising excellent handcrafts, known as ”arts and crafts”. This reaction against the modern Central European/German style means that there are very few Art Nouveau buildings in Denmark, apart from Southern Jutland, which was part of Germany from 1864-1920. Here, there are quite a few examples of Art Nouveau architecture, first and foremost in Sønderborg, where there was a great growth in population and construction after the establishment of the German navy’s marine station in 1906-07. Flensborg, across the border in Germany, also has an impressive concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. If you are
interested in Art Nouveau, a visit to both Sønderborg and Flensborg
is a must! Buildings constructed in Sønderborg from 1905-15 comprise both ”lively” Art Nouveau with curves and leafy forms, the more geometric Vienna Art Nouveau, and the ”regional” style, inspired by
the rural architecture of Southern Jutland, which replaced the international style around 1910."
Taken out of the source (which also provides a complete art nouveau walking trip through the city center): (
visit link)