Bredgade ( lit. "Broad Street") is one of the most prominent streets in

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. Running in a straight line from

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for just under one kilometre to the intersection of Esplanaden and

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, it is one of the major streets in

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, a

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district laid out in the middle of the 18th century to commemorate the

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of the

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's accession to the Danish throne. It is lined with a number of fine mansions as well as other historic buildings. Many

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s, fashion stores and art galleries are based in the street. The street also runs parallel to the Royal residence

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and

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History

In medieval times, Bredgade was little more than a track used for driving cattle in and out of the city, but by the end of the 16th century it had developed into the broadest road outside the Eastern City Gate (which at the time was located where

Strøget Strøget () is a pedestrian, car-free shopping area in Copenhagen, Denmark. This popular tourist attraction in the centre of town is one of the longest pedestrian shopping streets in Europe at 1.1 km. Located at the centre of the old city ...

meets

today), a fact reflected in the street's name (Broad Street). The street was mainly lined by large gardens with small houses and pavilions. A HGF Holm - Bredgade at No

When the course of the Eastern Rampart was changed over the first century, the whole area, now known as

New Copenhagen New Copenhagen (Danish language, Danish: Ny København) or St. Ann's Town (Danish language, Danish: Sankt Annæ By) was a 17th-century expansion of fortified Copenhagen, Denmark. The original plan for the area, from 1649, was later abandoned. It ...

, was incorporated into the fortified city. At that point Bredgade was renamed Norgesgade (English: Norway Street) to commemorate the King's possessions to the north and escape the rural connotations of the old name. With the planning of

around 1750, Bredgade saw a major building boom which included the construction of many fine mansions such as the Berckentinian Mansion, the

Dehn Mansion The Dehn Mansion is one of two identical but mirror-imag Rococo architecture, Rococo-style townhouse, town mansions on Bredgade, flanking the entrance to Amalienborg via Frederiksgade, in the Frederiksstaden district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It tak ...

and the Bernstorff Mansion. When Esplanaden was laid out at its far end in the 1780s, Bredgade's position as one of the most prominent streets of the city was consolidated even further. The name Norgesgade never gained popularity and in 1877 the street's official name was finally changed back to Bredgade.

Notable buildings and features

Sankt Annæ Plads Sankt Annæ Plads (English language, English: St. Ann's Square) is a Town square, public square which marks the border between the Nyhavn area and Frederiksstaden neighborhoods of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a long narrow rectangle which e ...

with the Garrison Church *

Moltke's Mansion The Moltke's Mansion is a town mansion on the corner of Bredgade and Dronningens Tværgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of several town mansions in Frederiksstaden, although it actually predates the neighbourhood by half a century. It was bui ...

* Amalienborg axus with views along

Frederiksgade Frederiksgade is a street in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen. It runs east from Store Kongensgade to Toldbodgade on the waterfront, passing the Marble Church, Bredgade and Amaliegade on the way. At the Marble Church t ...

to the Marble Church on one side and

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to the other * Bernstorff Mansion * Eastern High Court * Alexander Nevsky Church * Odd Fellow Mansion * St. Ansgar's Cathedral * Frederik's Hospital, now the

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Gallery

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(1756) Image:Marmorkirken from Bredgade.jpg, The Marble Church seen from Bredgade along

Image:Relief Royal coats of arms Denmark Copenhagen.jpg, Ancient Danish coats of arms at a shop in Bredgade

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History

Notable buildings and features

Gallery

See also

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