According to tradition from the Copenhagen restaurant Wivel, founded in 1880 by the merchant Mr Carl Christian Wivel (1844–1922), placed at the corner of Tivoli's newly erected facade building, which was designed by Richard Bergmann and Emil Blichfeldt. In 1931, the restaurant's name was changed from Wivel to Wivex. After several decades of great success as a restaurant, dance venue and nightclub, the place closed in 1964.