Grønlandske Handels Plads
(Kongelige) Grønlandske Handels Plads is a waterfront area at the end of Strandgade in the northwestern corner of the Christianshavn neighbourhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. The area is bounded by the Trangraven canal to the north, Christianshavn Canal to the east, Krøyers Plads to the south and the main harbor to the west. The waterfront is also known as Nordatlantens Brygge. It is named for the Royal Greenland Trading Department and was for more than 200 years a hub for Danish trade on Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The most notable building is North Atlantic House, an 18th-century warehouse now used as a cultural centre for the North Atlantic area.
Grønlandske Handelsplads viewed from the water
Royal Greenland Dock painted by N. J. Bredal in 1910
Grønlandske Handels Plads in the 1900s
Strandgade 104 (left), 106 (middle) and 108 viewed from the other side of Christianshavn Canal
Royal Greenland Trading Department
The Royal Greenland Trading Department was a Danish state enterprise charged with administering the realm's settlements and trade in Greenland. The company managed the government of Greenland from 1774 to 1908 through its Board of Managers in Copenhagen and a series of Royal Inspectors and Governors in Godthaab and Godhavn on Greenland. The company was headquartered at Grønlandske Handels Plads at Christianshavn.
The Royal Greenland Dock at Christianshavn in Copenhagen in 1810, painting by N. I. Bredal
Two members of the Royal Greenland Trade Company, 1854