Editing Odense (section)

===Development===
[[File:Denmark-odense-hans christian andersen-childhood home.jpg|thumb|Hans Christian Andersen's childhood home]]
Dramatic changes began in Odense in the 18th century to modernise the city and a great plan was drawn up for development. In 1720, Frederick IV ordered the rebuilding of Odense Palace, partly on the foundations of the 13th century [[St. Hans's Monastery]], and the construction of St Hans's Church by the [[Knights Hospitallers]].<ref name="Britannica"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jmarcussen.dk/historie/Religion/orden/johanitter.html|title=Johanniterordenen|date=18 November 2003|publisher=Maritim og historisk information|access-date=28 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> An 8 kilometre (5.0&nbsp;mi) long, 7.5 metre (25&nbsp;ft) deep canal from [[Odense Harbour]] to [[Odense Fjord]] was built between 1796 and 1806 to facilitate the growth of Odense as a port city, radically increasing its level of trade and population.<ref name="dnet"/>{{sfn|Thestrup|Andersen|Oxenvad|1986|pp=193–200}} Founded in 1796, [[Odense Teater]] is the first provincial theatre in Denmark and the country's second oldest.<ref name=hoo/><ref name=dsdodense>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Teater/Danske_teatre/Odense_Teater|title=Odense Teater|encyclopedia=Den Store Danske|date=17 April 2012 |access-date=29 June 2014 |language=da}}</ref> [[Odense Central Library]] was established in 1924 and removed to [[Odense station]] in 1995.<ref name="Dewe2012">{{cite book|last=Dewe|first=Mr Michael|title=Planning Public Library Buildings: Concepts and Issues for the Librarian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sARvKM5rynkC&pg=PA150|date=1 October 2012|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|isbn=978-1-4094-8501-8|pages=150–}}</ref> The [[Odense Music Library]] contains Denmark's largest collection of phonograms.<ref name=soundart>{{cite web|title=Vision for Odense Music Library|url=http://www.soundart.dk/vgsite.data/Components/vangogh6visionUK.pdf|publisher=Sound Art|access-date=13 July 2014|date=April 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613003214/http://www.soundart.dk/vgsite.data/Components/vangogh6visionUK.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From the 1840s, the city enjoyed a period of rapid expansion beyond its traditional boundaries, becoming Denmark's second largest city. The city gates were demolished in 1851 and soon afterwards development extended to the area south of the river. Glove production, which had begun in the 18th century, developed into one of the most important industries while the harbour facilities were further expanded.<ref name=byport/> In 1853 Denmark's first modern water and gas works were opened in Odense.<ref name=dsd/> Commerce was further boosted by the building of a railway across Funen in 1865, and Odense became one of Denmark's largest rail junctions.<ref name="dnet"/>{{sfn|Renouf|2003|p=58}} All this provided an ideal basis for industrialisation, attracting a wide range of industries including iron and metals, textiles, and food and beverages. Separate areas of the city were devoted to increased industrial and residential expansion,<ref name=hoo>{{cite web|url=http://www.odense.dk/subsites5/english/topmenu/about/a%20history%20of%20odense|title=A History of Odense|publisher=Odense Kommune|access-date=29 June 2014|archive-date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720215336/http://www.odense.dk/subsites5/english/topmenu/about/a%20history%20of%20odense|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the population of the city began to grow markedly; by 1900 it had 35,000 inhabitants.{{sfn|Renouf|2003|p=58}}