Frederiksborggade is a street in central
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. It runs from
Kultorvet square in the southeast to
Søtorvet where
Queen Louise's Bridge connects it to
Nørrebrogade
Nørrebrogade is the principal shopping street of the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from The Lakes, Copenhagen, The Lakes in the southeast to Nørrebro station in the northwest, linking Frederiksborggade and Dronning Louises B ...
in
Nørrebro
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on the other side of
The Lakes. The street is effectively divided in two by
Nørreport station
The fortifications of Copenhagen underwent a comprehensive modernization and expansion in the 17th century. The project was commenced and was largely the masterplan of Christian IV in the early 17th century but was continued and completed by his s ...
on
Nørre Voldgade. The short, southern portion, together with Kultorvet and
Købmagergade, forms a pedestrian zone between the station and
Strøget at
Amagertorv. The wider and younger northern portion is open to car traffic.
History
The street section from today's Kultorvet to Nørre Voldgade was until 15541. called Spitaliestrædet.
The current street name was introduced in the form Frederiksborger Gade in connection with the move of the city's North Gate was moved to the northern end of the street from its old position a little further to the west at the end of
Nørregade
Nørregade (literally "North Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Gammeltorv in the south with Nørre Voldgade in the north. Landmarks in the street include Church of Our Lady, Bispegården, St. Peter's Church and ...
. The new name referred to
Frederiksborg Castle
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in
North Zealand which was reached through the gate.
All buildings along the street was destroyed in the
Copenhagen Fire of 1728. They were soon rebuilt but the southernmost part of the street disappeared with the establishment of the new marketplace Kultorvet.
Frederiksborggade was extended when Copenhagen's fortifications were decommissioned in the 1850s. The North Gate was demolished and the extended street opened to traffic on 18 November 1856.
The intersection with Nørre Farimagsgade became the busiest junction in Copenhagen and Denmark's first automatic traffic lights were installed at the site on 23 November 1928. The southern portion of the street was pedestrianized together with Kultorvet and Købmagergade in the 1960s.
Notable buildings and residents
The Historicist building on the corner of Frederiksborggade was designed by
Valdemar Ingemann and is from 1895. It was originally topped by a tall spire but it was dismantled after a few years
The building at No. 11 was built for Landmandsbanken to design by
Hermann Baagøe Storck in 1881–83. It contained a
Danske Bank
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branch until 2015. The building at the southeastern corner with Nørre Voldgade (Frederiksborggade 14 / Nørre Voldgade 88= was built by Frederik Lecy for the company Carl Holten in 1898. It now contains a Nordea branch in the ground floor.
Public art
Am
Art Deco
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-style stone pillar designed by
Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint marks the point where Copenhagen's North Gate was once located. Similar stone pillars mark the points where the East Gate, West Gate and Amager Gate were once situated.
See also
*
Frederiksborgvej, Copenhagen
References
External links
Frederiksborggade at indenforvoldene.dk
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Streets in Copenhagen
Shopping streets in Copenhagen
Pedestrian streets in Copenhagen