▁the ▁Renaissance ▁style ▁to ▁better ▁match ▁these ▁new ▁buildings . ▁Erik ▁P onto pp idan ▁refers ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" new ▁building ". ▁A ▁project ing , ▁oct ag onal ▁st air case ▁tower ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁sp ire ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁fa ç ade ▁towards ▁G amm elt or v . ▁The ▁tower ▁had ▁a ▁Dutch ▁g able ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁same ▁g ables ▁were ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁fl ank ing ▁a ▁smaller ▁tower . ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁open ▁gallery ▁beneath ▁an ▁external ▁bal con y . ▁ ▁Use ▁P eder ▁Hans en ▁Res en , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁lord ▁mayor ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁wrote ▁several ▁works ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Den mark ▁and ▁of ▁C open hagen . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁source ▁of ▁knowledge ▁about ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁hall . ▁The ▁by ting , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁began ▁to ▁meet ▁ind o ors ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 3 , ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁square ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁hall . ▁The ▁building ▁also ▁contained ▁a ▁theatre . ▁The ▁cell ar ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁j ail ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁drink ing ▁establishment ▁serving ▁be er ▁and ▁wine . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁