Style and architecture - Christiania Torv

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In this square, which was the heart of the city as it was built in 1624, you are surrounded by some of Kvadraturen’s oldest buildings. 

The square's relationship to the street network corresponds to renaissance theoretical requirements for a representative design.

Founder of Kvadraturen, King Christian IV was well versed in contemporary urban planning theory. The square in Livorno in Italy may have been a model.

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From the left: The "Anatomy building" (1640) and Rådmannsgården (1626), and on the right side: Christiania’s first city hall (1641).

Photo: Unknown / Byantikvaren

This building, known as Anatomigården (the Anatomy Building), dating back to 1640, is the city’s oldest timber frame house.

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