▁ship owner ▁Er ich ▁Er ich sen ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Cas par ▁Freder ik ▁H ars dor ff ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁later ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁his ▁son - in - law ▁Gott fried ▁Sch aper ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁J ør g ensen ▁and ▁Hans en ▁ ▁Ras mus ▁J ør g ensen , ▁known ▁as ▁Spec ie - J ør g ensen , ▁purchased ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁he ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁royal ▁furn iture ▁mak er ▁Christopher ▁B agn æ s ▁Hans en . ▁ ▁Bank ▁headquarters ▁K j ø ben hav ns ▁Hand els bank ▁acquired ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁subsequently ▁restored ▁and ▁adapted ▁for ▁its ▁new ▁use ▁under ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Freder ik ▁Le vy . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁The ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁central ▁projection ▁with ▁I onic ▁order ▁columns ▁supporting ▁a ▁tri angular ▁ped iment . ▁The ▁relief ▁dep ict ing ▁Mercur y ▁and ▁Min erva ▁sh aking ▁hands ▁over ▁an ▁alt ar ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁G . ▁D . ▁Gian elli . ▁According ▁to ▁ ▁Sch aper , ▁H ars dor ff ▁had ▁opposed ▁this ▁design ▁since ▁free - standing ▁columns ▁were ▁de emed ▁too ▁dominant ▁in ▁private ▁house ▁design . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁is