 When Kongens Nytorv—King Christian V's grand new "place royale"—was established in 1670 and the area of the Copenhagen fortified was doubled, Gammeltorv lost its status as the focal square of the city.In the Great Fire of 1728, the town hall was among the many buildings lost to the flames.A new town hall was erected on its foundation, built to a design of Johan Conrad Ernst and Johan Cornelius Krieger in the Baroque style.