Karens Minde
| Karens Minde | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Karens Minde area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival (1880), Neoclassical (1914 extension) |
| Location | Copenhagen, Wagnersvej 19, 2450 København SV, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°38′48.95″N 12°31′46.78″E / 55.6469306°N 12.5296611°E |
| Renovated | 1880 |
| Client | Johan Keller |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Vilhelm Klein |
Karens Minde is a former mental institution from 1880 now operated as a local cultural centre in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Karens Minde was one of the so-called Kellerian Institutions, founded in 1867 by Johan Keller. The institution replaced a country house, with a history dating back to the 1890s, from which it took its name. The oldest part of the building from 1880 was designed by Vilhelm Klein in the Renaissance Revival style. A Neoclassical extension designed by Einar Thuxen was added in 1914. Three red-painted wooden buildings were moved to the site in 1949. They had previously been used for housing refugees at Kløvermarken. A heritage-listed garden pavilion from Sankt Hans Hospital in Roskilde was moved to the site in 2002. Karens Minde houses a public library, Enghave Brygge Local Historic Archives and a wide range of cultural activities.
The surrounding greenspace, Karens Minde Aksen (The Karens Minde Axis), which was inaugurated in 2023, serves both as parkland, a greenway and as cloudburst protection.