Mailbox from VESTERBROGADE 51, 1620 COPENHAGEN V

Automatic translation from Danish.

In the middle of Vesterbro Square, surrounded by cafés, culture and city life, this hip mailbox has been part of a neighborhood in constant change. It has received postcards from young artists in the 1980s, filled with dreams of making it big, sent from a Vesterbro characterized by creativity, edge and community.

Vesterbro Square was built in 1850 on a former rope storage yard and has since developed into a gathering point for both everyday life and cultural life. In the middle of the square stands the Elias Church, inaugurated in 1908 and designed by Martin Nyrop, the architect behind Copenhagen City Hall. The church's distinctive shape gives the square both weight and identity.

The Hercules Fountain from 1915 also stands here, a powerful symbol of strength and beauty. Together with the square's open space and lively atmosphere, it has formed the setting for generations of meetings, conversations and everyday moments, all with this mailbox as a discreet part of the cityscape.

A mailbox from Vesterbro Torv is therefore not only a piece of Danish postal history, but a physical testament to the city's creative life, cultural trends and Vesterbro's special ability to unite history and the present.

The mailbox measures approx. 34 cm in depth, 44.5 cm in width and 78 cm in height and weighs approx. 21 kg. It appears as a distinctive and iconic element in the home, whether it is used as an art object, Danish cultural heritage or personal keepsake.
The mailboxes appear in the condition in which they were dismantled. A key to the mailbox is included.

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