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Elefantporten, også kaldet elefanttårnet er et af de mest berømte kendetegn ved området omkring Carlsberg-bryggerierne (Carlsberg Byen).
Navnet kommer af de fire enorme elefanter, der i par står på hver sin siden af porten og bærer tårnet over dem. De fire er fremstillet i granit fra Moseløkken Stenbrud på Bornholm. Tårnet blev bygget som et vandtårn og blev senere kornsilo.
Historie
Elefantporten er fra 1901, hvor også Ny Carlsberg blev bygget i området. Den tjente som hovedindgangen fra Valbysiden. Arkitekten bag elefantporten var Vilhelm Dahlerup, som også tegnede den første skitser til det nye bryggeri, som i sidste ende blev tegnet af Vilhelm Klein.
Arkitekturen
Elefanterne var Carl Jacobsens egen idé, som opstod, efter han var blevet inspireret af Giovanni Lorenzo Berninis obelisk-bærende elefant som står på Piazza della Minerva i Rom. Elefanterne er hugget i granit efter model af billedhuggeren H.P. Pedersen-Dan efter skitser tegnet af Vilhelm Dahlerup. De er hugget af firmaet Hans & Jørgen Larsen.
De fire elefanter bærer et relativt lille tårn med et samlet gulvareal på kun 115 kvadratmeter.
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The Elephant Gate (Danish: Elefantporten), also referred to as the Elephant Tower (Danish: Elefanttårnet), is the most famous landmark of the Carlsberg area, the original brewery site of the Carlsberg Breweries, which is now under redevelopment as a new neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from four large granite elephants which flank the gate, standing back to back, carrying a small tower on their backs.
History
Completed in 1901, the Elephant Gate was built at the same time as the Ny Carlsberg Brewhouse. Together with the original Ny Carlsberg building and the Dipylon, they completed the main Ny Carlsberg complex around a central courtyard.
The new Elephant Gate made the entrance to the brewery from the Valby side, complementing the Dipylon which marked the entrance coming from the city.
The architect was Vilhelm Dahlerup who also designed the previous stages but not the new brewhouse which was designed by Vilhelm Klein.The space above the gate originally served as a water tower and herb silo.
Architecture
Typically of Ny Carlsberg's architecture, as well as of Vilhelm Dahlerip's work in general, the Elephant Gate is built to a colourful Historicist design which freely relies on inspiration from different periods and cultures.
The elephants
The elephant feature, which was Carl Jacobsen's own idea, was inspired by Bernini's obelisk-carrying elephant on Piazza della Minerva in Rome.[1] The four elephants were created by the sculptor Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan based on a sketch by Dahlerup.
The spire
The upper tower, which has a floor area of only 115 sqm, is built in red, ornamental brick. It has tall, round-arched windows and is topped by a copper-clad onion dome.
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DK: Cachen er ikke på elefanterne, men tæt på dem. Selve cachen er nu en micro(bison), men den passende kamuflage er lidt større.
ENG: The cache is not on the elephants, but close to them. The container itself is now a micro(bison), but the appropriate camouflage is a bit bigger.
