Denmark Expedition Memorial
{{Short description|Monument in Denmark}}
File:Denmark Expedition Memorial 06.jpg
The Denmark Expedition Memorial is a sculpted boulder at Langelinie in Copenhagen, Denmark, commemorating Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), Niels Peter Høeg Hagen (1877–1907) and Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907) who died on the Denmark Expedition to North-East Greenland in 1907. The memorial was unveiled in 1912. It was designed by Kai Nielsen in collaboration with Kaare Klint.
Description
History
File:Skitse til ikke udført monument for polarforskerne Mylius Erichsen, P. Høeg Hagen og Jørgen Brøndlund.jpg's proposal, now in the Danish National Gallery]]
The monument was the result of a competition launched by a committee in February 1911. The competition was won by Kai Nielsen. Other entries in the competition were submitted by Carl Bonnesen, Elna Borch, Niels Hansen Jacobsen, and Holger Wederkinck.
The granite boulder was retrieved from Flinterenden in the Øresund. The relief was carved at the site and the finished memorial was unveiled in 1911.{{cite web|url=https://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_monumenter/index_ny.asp?lang=dk&mode=detalje&id=99|title=Mindesten for Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872-1907), Niels Peter Høeg Hagen (1877-1907) og Jørgen Brønlund (1877-1907|language=Danish|website=kk.sites.itera.dk|accessdate=26 December 2018}}
A carved inscription on the rear side of the boulder consists mainly of a quote from Brønlund's diary.
Gallery
File:Danmarksekspeditionen 1919.jpg|The Denmark Expedition Memorial in 1919
File:Denmark Expedition Memorial 05.jpg|Front side
File:Denmark Expedition Memorial 04.jpg|Inscription on the rear side.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Denmark Expedition Memorial}}
- [https://www.environmentandsociety.org/exhibitions/wegener-diaries/expedition1 The Environment & Society Portal, The Denmark Expedition 1906–1908 (retrieved 12-22-2024)]
{{Public art in Copenhagen}}
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Category:1912 establishments in Denmark
Category:Cultural depictions of Danish people
Category:Cultural depictions of explorers
Category:Granite sculptures in Copenhagen
Category:Monuments and memorials in Copenhagen