Elefantporten - Carlsberg, Valby, Danmark
N 55° 40.039 E 012° 31.938
33U E 344792 N 6171814
Elefantporten er den mest kendte bygning i hele Carlsbergområdet. De fire elefanter står nær indgangen.
Waymark Code: WM141AP
Location: Region Hovedstaden, Denmark
Date Posted: 03/27/2021
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Carl Jacobsen, søn af bryggeriet Carlsbergs grundlægger J.C. Jacobsen, opførte Elefantporten i 1901. Arkitekten var Vilhelm Dahlerup, som også er arkitekten bag mange andre bygninger i Carlsberg området.
Elefantporten blev bygget som et vandtårn til Ny Carlsberg Bryghus. De fire elefanter symboliserer styrke og er tilegnet Carls Jakobsens fire overlevende børn, Theodora, Helge, Vagn og Paula.
Børnenes initialer findes på elefanterne sammen med Svastika-tegnet, der er et urgammelt symnol på "Det gode". Symbolet blev indregistreret som logo af Carl Jakobsen i 1881, men Carlsberg har ikke brugt det siden Anden Verdenskrig, hvor det mistede sin oprindelige betydning. Symbolet er forsat at finde på flere af Carlsbergs fredede bygninger.
Carl Jacobsen, son of the brewery Carlsberg's founder J.C. Jacobsen, built the Elephant Gate in 1901. The architect was Vilhelm Dahlerup, who is also the architect behind many other buildings in the Carlsberg area.
The elephant gate was built as a water tower for the New Carlsberg Brewery. The four elephants symbolize strength and are dedicated to Carl Jakobsen's four surviving children, Theodora, Helge, Vagn and Paula.
The four children's initials appear on the elephants together with the Svastika symbol, that is an ancient symbol meaning "That is Good". The symbol was registered as a logo by Carl Jakobsen in 1881, but Carlsberg has not used it since World War II, when it lost its original meaning. The symbol can still be found on some of Carlsberg's listed buildings.
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