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unusual facts about Copenhagen Fire of 1728


Peder Horrebow

In 1728, the great fire of Copenhagen destroyed all of the papers and observations made by Rømer, who had died in 1710.


Frostathing Law

The Håkon Håkonsson version is also known as the Codex Resenianus, after the historian Peder Hansen Resen who gave the only surviving version to the University of Copenhagen (unfortunately later destroyed in the 1728 fire at the Copenhagen Library).

Reformed Church, Copenhagen

The church was badly damaged in the Copenhagen Fire of 1728 but was subsequently rebuilt with new furnishings attributed the sculptor Friederich Ehbisch (c. 1672-1748).


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