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T H E G H E A T E l R E S Although most o f the streets o f the mediæval town plan are preserved in spite o f rearrange ments af ter the great fires o f 1728 and 1/95 and other fires, these nevertheless caused considerable improvem ents to the street system. The first attempt to create a main road in east-westerly direction in the old part o f the town was made by the laying out o f Nygade a fter the fire m 1685, and the first conflagration o f 1728 caused a series o f street regulations, although the proposals o f the reconstruction comm ittee (fig. at page 175) were not carried out in detail. In particular the cutting through o f Frederiksberggade and, e. g. the ex - tension o f Knabrostræde and Kokkegade, together with the laying out o f Kultorvet, were o f great importance. Several streets were straightened and widened, and in this connection it was provided that pavements should be k ep t clear o f any building. The order demanding all wcills to be built of solid masonry met, how ever, with strong disapproval, and had to be revised, the result being that a great part o f the new buildings were erected in brick- and-timber. The figures at pages 181 and 190 illustrate typ ical houses erected a fter the fire o f 1728, see also the drawing at page 180. Another fire in 174-9 brought about the widening o f Raadhus stræde, whereas a large number o f smaller fires in the follow ing period did not eause any important changes. In the second great conflagration of 1795, the main part o f those districts o f the town which were saved in 1728 were com p letely destroyecl. Un- fortunately, the plans fo r a thorough regulation o f the devastated areas did not materialize even then. The most significant results were the clearance o f Højbroplads and the amalgamation o f Gammel- and Nytorv. As a result o f the new building code, all corners at street crossings were cut (see fig. page 266). The town itself changed in character due to new circhitectural standards, but a great many af the new buildings were nevertheless o f poor quality. The figures at pages 189, 192, and 266 show streets influenced by arcliitectural standards a fter the conflagration o f 1795. By the bombardement in 1807, yet another part af the town was destroyecl, which caused the laying out o f Hausergade with Hauserplads and Bispe- torvet. The figure cd page 193 indicates the quarters destroyed in the 3 great fires. The fig ure cd page 194 illustrcdes the street regulations in the mediævcd part o f the town caused by the con f lagrations.

RE-PLANNING AFTER THE FIRES IN 1685 AND 1728

BUILDING PROVISIONS

THE FIRE OF 1795

REDEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING CODES

THE FIRE OF 1807

EX TENT OF THE GREAT FIRES AND REDEVEL­ OPMENT CAUSED BY THEM

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