Borgergade is a street in central Copenhagen , Denmark . It runs from Gothersgade to Store Kongensgade . As one of relatively few streets in central Copenhagen, the street, in its western part, is dominated by modern buildings. The eastern part passes through the Nyboder district.
20-398: Borgergade originates in the 1649 plan for New Copenhagen , the large area which was included in the fortified city when the old East Rampart along present day Gothersgade was decommissioned and a new one was built in a more northerly direction. According to the plan, the streets in the area were to be named after Danish territorial possessions, royalty and the upper classes. The new district
40-497: A fine Baroque staircase. A separate apartment was created which was rented by the Russian Ambassador in 1728. In the 1760s the house was extended and adapted once again, reaching its finest state. In 1767, it was acquired by a master mason who lived there until 1803. While Borgergade escaped the direct effects fires and war, they would still have a deep impact on the street. Many people who had been left homeless and ruined by
60-580: A naval cadet academy ( Søetatens Kadetskole ). The later Frederik IX was a student there for several years. The installation existed until shortly after World War II and was also known as Gernersgade Barracks. During the Occupation , the barracks was a target in Operation Safari , which disarmed and dissolved the Danish Army and Navy. At 4 in the morning, the gate was blown open and German soldiers stormed
80-410: Is strictly symmetrical with a central projection topped by a triangular pediment. The building is pulled back from the street and surrounded by a wall in the same yellow brick. Its gate is located to the left of the main entrance, breaking with the overall symmetry of the complex, unlike what is seen in the original renders. The building is centered on a large gym hall with an open gallery. The interior
100-469: The Fortifications were decommissioned in the middle of the century, many of the owners moved on to the new residential districts which had sprung up, such as Nørrebro and Vesterbro , and the area around Borgergade developed into one of the worst and most crowded slums in the city with a notorious reputation for poverty, vice and crime. In the end, it was decided to condemn the area. Clearing began in
120-615: The Great Fires of 1728 and 1795 , and was also left largely unharmed by the British bombardment of the city during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807. One of the finest buildings in the street was the Mint Master's House. It had been built in 1683 by Royal Mint Master Gregorius Sessemann as his private residence and was inhabited by successive mint masters until 1752. In 1720 the house was fitted with
140-455: The 1975 Olsen-banden film The Olsen Gang on the Track . 55°41′03″N 12°35′07″E / 55.68417°N 12.58528°E / 55.68417; 12.58528 New Copenhagen New Copenhagen ( Danish : Ny København) or St. Ann's Town ( Danish : Sankt Annæ By) was a 17th-century expansion of fortified Copenhagen , Denmark . The original plan for the area, from 1649,
160-491: The Eastern City Gate. His intention was to redevelop this area into a new district referred to as Ny København (English: New Copenhagen) or Sankt Annæ By (Saint Ann's Town). The plan was to change the course of Østervold, which at that time made a bend and ran along what is today Gothersgade and Kongens Nytorv . The new Østervold would be a direct extension of Nørrevold, connecting it to Sankt Annæ Skanse, thereby increasing
180-452: The area of the fortified city with approximately 40%. However, the 1630s was a time of economic crisis and both Sankt Annæ Skanse and the new course of Østervold was delayed with no major work going on during that decade. After both Jutland and Scania had been occupied by enemy forces in the first half of the 1640s and the Kingdom's very existence had been threatened, work on the fortifications
200-470: The building, opening machine gun fire against the doors. Two Danish soldiers were killed and five wounded. Realea (now Realdania Byg) acquired the building in 2003. It was subsequently put through a comprehensive refurbishment which adapted it to its current use. The Naval Girls' School is a four-wing building constructed in yellow brick to a typical Historicist design. It is decorated with lesenes and Lombard bands on all sides. The front on Borgergade
220-490: The disasters moved there in search of affordable accommodation, making it increasingly crowded. Gardens and courtyards were built over and extra floors were added on top of existing buildings to make room for the many new residents. On 26 January 1865 , the first public bath house opened in the street after a donation from Carl Joachim Hambro, a banker residing in London , but apart from that sanitation facilities were sparse. When
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#1733270957707240-480: The early 1940s but was put on hold in 1943 due to the war. After the Liberation , the work was resumed and the area was built up with modern buildings in the late 1940s and 50s. Two smaller streets, Prinsessegade and Helsingørgade, ceased to exist. Instigated by Christian Axel Jensen, director of Museum of Copenhagen , the Mint Master's House was dismantled, registered and stored in a shed at Vestre Cemetery . The plan
260-409: The education of the daughters of Navy personnel, such as sailors and craftsmen. The architect Bernhard Seidelin was charged with the design of the building, which was inaugurated in 1859. It was conveniently sited next to Nyboder but also served those from Nyholm . The school was intended for 450 girls aged from six to 14. The school only existed for just over ten years. It was then converted into
280-573: The former Søetatens Pigeskole (English: The Naval Girls' School), is a listed Historicist building now serving as a centre for historic architecture and cultural heritage in Copenhagen , Denmark . It is located in Borgergade , next to Nyboder . Originally known as Søetatens Pigeskole (English: The Naval Girls' School), the school was founded by the Naval Ministry ( Marineministeriet ), to improve
300-470: The street passes the south side of Dronningegården , a distinctive residential complex which forms a space round the intersection of Dronningens Tværgade and Adelgade. The modern buildings finally give way to older buildings and the last section of the street from Fredericiagade passes through the Nyboder district, an area of naval barracks founded by King Christian IV . Both the more famous yellow houses and
320-440: The younger so-called Grey (or New) Rows, designed by Olaf Schmidth and built between 1886 and 1893, are to be found along the street. The Historicist building at No. 111 was built as a girls' school and later served as a naval cadet academy. It is now known as Bygningskulturens Hus and serve as a centre for historical architecture and cultural heritage. Borgergade at No. 28 is used as a location at 0:25:27 and again at 0:28:43 in
340-439: Was later abandoned. It now comprises neighbourhoods and localities such as Frederiksstaden , the Nyboder neighbourhood , Nyhavn , Larsens Plads and Kongens Nytorv . As part of his aspirations to strengthen Copenhagen as a regional centre, Christian IV decided to expand the area of the fortified city northwards. As early as 1606, when his modernization of the fortifications began, he had purchased 200 hectares of land outside
360-471: Was resumed. The new Østervold was constructed and a new project for the fortress at Sankt Annæ Skanse, with the layout of a bastioned pentagram , was completed in 1661. 55°41′11″N 12°35′08″E / 55.6863°N 12.5855°E / 55.6863; 12.5855 This Danish history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bygningskulturens Hus Bygningskulturens Hus ( English House of Architectural Heritage),
380-431: Was spaciously planned with long straight streets. The most affluent families settled along Bredgade and Ny Kongensgade while the area around Borgergade and Adelgade catered to a more modest clientele, typically craftsmen and shop-keepers. The buildings were generally half-timbered and relatively small, and living conditions were still considerably better than in the crowded city centre. The neighbourhood escaped both
400-491: Was to re-build it at a later date as part of an open-air museum dedicated to urban architecture which was to complement the rural buildings at Lyngby Open Air Museum but it never materialised. In 1995, The Old Town in Aarhus took over the materials and the house was finally reconstructed in 2009. As a result of the condemnations, the first, western, section of the street is lined with modern buildings. At Dronningens Tværgade ,
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