- The Royal Theater on Kongens Nytorv was built by Nicolai Eigtved in 1748, but it was subse-
quently rebuilt and expanded so many times that it came to resemble a collapsed elephant. But it was
here that Oehlenschläger, Heiberg, and Bournonville celebrated their triumphs—with Kierkegaard as
the breathless spectator. Ironically enough, unlike so many other buildings, the theater refused to burn
down, and it was not torn down until 1874.
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