Prince George's Palace From 1671 to 1673, van Steenwinckel destroyed Prince George's Palace in
Vordingborg. It was an elegant Baroque palace, built for
Prince George of Denmark on the ruins of
Vordingborg Castle, which had been destroyed by the Swedish in the
Northern Wars a decade earlier. In 1683 Prince George was married to
Princess Anne of Great Britain, probably without ever having taken up residence in Vordingborg. In 1750 the empty building was demolished.
Sepulchral chapel At
St. Peter's Church in
Copenhagen, on which his grandfather had done considerable work a hundred years earlier, van Steenwinckel the Youngest built a three-winged sepulchral chapel from 1681 to 1683. He also carried out work on the church proper, including the addition of a Baroque gable to the
choir.
Gunpowder magazines After his appointment as Naval Building Master at Holmen, he was responsible for the construction of two
gunpowder magazines at the
Christianshavn Rampart. Construction of the first magazine, located at
Vilhelms Bastion, was commenced in 1688, while the second one, built to a similar design at
Carls Bastion, was begun two years later.
First Eremitage In 1694, he also designed the Hubertus House, the precursor of the
Eremitage Palace in
Jægersborg Dyrehave. Named for
Hubertus, the
patron saint of hunters, it was a
belvedere used by
Christian V for Banquets and royal hunts. The structure was most likely far too weak, and in spite of extensive repairs in 1731, the chalet was in such a poor condition in 1734 that it was deemed necessary to tear it down.
Other work Hans van Steenwinckel the Youngest also served under General Building Master
Lambert van Haven, participating in the execution of projects such as the new
Nørreport city gate and
Church of Our Saviour. As Naval Building Master he built the naval hospice
Kvæsthuset at the corner of Kvæsthusgade and
Sankt Annæ Plads (1684–86), but the following year it was converted to recruit barracks for the Copenhagen Garrison. ==References==