CopenhagenAndItsEnvirons

indebted to C hristian IV . 1 6 2 2 , and finished in 1624.

It w as comm enced in

T h e length is 406

feet, the b read th 66 ft. A t the principal entrance, from the S lo tsp lad s, a re four pillars of Italian m arble, w ith tw o statues representing M ercury and N eptune, one on each side. T he roof of the building, 176 ft. high, is o f lead, and surm ounted by a v ery rem ark ab le spire form ed of four d r a g o n s , w ith their h eads pointing tow ards the four corners o f the g lo b e, and th eir bodies entw ining each other till the tails come to a p oin t at the t o p , so as to form the sp ire , w hich is term inated by three balls and th ree crow ns, w ith a vane above. A t the end o f the H all, in w hich the m erchants assem ble from 2 to 4 o’clock, is a large painting representing C hristian IV . visiting T ycho B rahe on H veen island in 1 592 . Adjoining the H all are an A uction room , and a p artm en ts for the S ea In su ran ce and M ercantile A ssociation. T he centre of the building is arrang ed as a so rt o f B azar. A t the E astern end is the H ouse and P ro p e rty In su ran ce Office. T he vaulted cellars of the E xchange are occupied by retail dealers in iron, h em p , flax , salt, & c ., and have th eir entrance from the street bordering the canal. Banken The Bank 3 on the w est side of the E xchange, and connected w ith it by a corridor, w as erected tow ards the end o f the 18th. century.