What is the meaning of the swastikas at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen, Denmark?
I travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark recently. On one side of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum is a park. The entrance to the park has swastikas embedded in the metal gate posts.
(Google Streetview Reference 1.)
Also, on the side this brick building embedded with the bricks or granite stonework (I cannot precisely remember) are more swastikas.
(Google Streetview reference 2.)
What is the meaning or history behind these swastikas in this complex?
So that my intent is clear, I realise:
- Europe has a complicated history with swastikas from the era of the German National Socialist Party.
- Swastikas have different meanings given their angle / tilt / mirror.
Best Answer
The Carlsberg brewery started using the swastika as their logo in 1881. After the nazis adopted the swastika as their most prominent symbol, Carlsberg stopped using it some time in the 1930ies, but it is still in place on some of their older buildings, e.g. at the Glypotek musuem.
Here is an example of an old Carlsberg beer bottle label:
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