Gastank - Østerbro - København, Danmark
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N 55° 42.594 E 012° 34.915
33U E 348078 N 6176442
Østre Gasværk på Østerbro i København, blev opført i 1878 som byens andet gasværk.
Waymark Code: WM13DP9
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 11/17/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 9

Østre Gasværk på Østerbro i København, blev opført i 1878 som byens andet gasværk, da byens første, Vestre Gasværk, ikke kunne følge med efterspørgslen. Gassen som blev produceret, blev brugt til gadebelysning og til den almindelige husholdning, herunder gaskomfur og gasapparater. Gasværket blev udvidet flere gange gennem årene.
Østre Gasværk blev lukket ned i 1969, og den fredede gasbeholder er det eneste af bygningerne, der i dag er bevaret.
I dag fungerer den gamle gasbeholder som teater.



Østre (Eastern) Gasværk on Østerbro in Copenhagen, was built in 1878 as the city's second gasworks, as the city's first, Vestre (Western) Gasværk, could not keep up with demand. The gas that was produced was used for street lighting and for the general household, including gas stoves and gas appliances. The gasworks was expanded several times over the years.
Østre Gasværk was closed down in 1969, and the protected gasometer is the only one of the buildings that is preserved today.
Today, the old gasometer serves as a theater.

Source: (visit link)
Usage: Converted

Type of gasometer: Unknown

Building year: 1878

What year usage ended!: 1969

Shape of the gasometer: Cylinder

Hight: 20 m

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