Global InformationStudenterhuset information
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| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Coordinates | 55°40′43″N 12°34′28.5″E / 55.67861°N 12.574583°E |
| Completed | 1631 |
Studenterhuset (English; The Students' House), situated at the corner of Købmagergade (No. 52) and Trinitatis Kirkeplads, next to the Round Tower, is a meetingplace for students in Copenhagen, Denmark. Students at the University of Copenhagen are born members of Studenterhuset but it is also possible for students at other institutions of higher education to acquire membership. The building was constructed in the 1730s but owes its current appearance to successive renovations in the 19th century. The building was for more than one hundred years owned by brewers whose brewery was based in the courtyard. The building was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1945. A plaque commemorates that Studenterforeningen had its first home in rented premises in the building from November 1820 to 1824. Notable former residents include professor of medicine Christian Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797), naval officer Steen Andersen Bille, politician Christian Colbjørnsen, professor of philosophy Børge Riisbrigh (1731-1809) and naval officer Olfert Fischer.