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In 1942,
in connection with the 200 year's anniversary of the Merchants'
Guild's foundation the architect, professor Kai Gottlob designed
the Committee Hall and the Aisle.
The walls, the ceiling and the furniture are made of mable,
whereas the floor is made of teak. The combination of the different
sorts of wood gives the room a very special look. Originally
there was a horseshoe shaped table which was attached to the
floor, and could therefore only be used for committee meetings.
As the need for assembly rooms gradually accured, the table
was removed and furniture made by the architect Finn Juhl made
the assembly more usable.
The
gallery of chairmen
At the Chamber it is traditional to get the retiring chairman
painted by a famous artist. This tradition goes back to 1842
and among the paintings of former chairmen of the Merchants'
Guild, you notice C.F. Tietgen (copy made by Kai Lange according
to the original by professor Jensen) and Moritz G. Melchior
(painted by Bertha Wegmann). The last mentioned was Maecenas
for Hans Christian Andersen and she used to pay his travel expenses
for Italy and England. |
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| Designed:
1942 |
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| Arkitekt:
professor Kai Gottlob |
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| Portraits
of former chairmen of the Chamber of Commerce (formerly the
Merchants' Guild) are placed in the Committee Hall according
to the tradition |
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