Copenhagen City Council stops the construction of Thorvaldsens Museum because of G.N. Sibbern’s claim that the design of the building was not solid enough.

Primary sources

• Letter dated 8.8.1840 from Sibbern to the Building Commission for Thorvaldsens Museum – and copy.
• Newspaper report by the city council dated 8.8.1840 in Berlingske Tidende.

Other references

• Documents regarding the topic: Stopping the Construction of Thorvaldsens Museum, August 1840.

Last updated 13.02.2020