H. C. Andersens Boulevard is the most densely trafficked artery in central

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. The 1.3 km long six-lane street passes City Hall Square on its way from Jarmers Plads, a junction just north of

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, to Lange Bridge which connects it to

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. From Jarmers Plads traffic continues along

Gyldenløvesgade Gyldenløvesgade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Jarmers Plads in the south east to a Y junction at the western side of The Lakes, Copenhagen, The Lakes, linking H. C. Andersens Boulevard with Aaboulevarden and Rosenørns ...

which on the far side of The Lakes splits into Aaboulevard and Rosenørns Allé. At the City Hall Square the boulevard meets

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, another very busy and importaint street. Major landmarks along the street include

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Copenhagen Central Fire Station Copenhagen Central Fire Station (Danish language, Danish: Københavns Hovedbrandstation) is the headquarters of Copenhagen Fire Department and located on H.C. Andersens Boulevard just behind Copenhagen City Hall and opposite Tivoli Gardens. It was ...

and the

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History

Vestre Boulevard

H. C. Andersens Boulevard, originally known as Vestre Boulevard, was planned after Copenhagen's fortifications had been decommissioned and roughly follows the course of the moat which ran outside the West Rampart. It was inspired by Vienna's

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as well as Haussmann's wide boulevards in Paris. Its final course was determined in a plan from 1872. As it was not intended for through traffic, most traffic to and from Lange Bridge still used

Vester Voldgade Vester Voldgade ( lit. "West Rampart Street") is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark which runs from Jarmers Plads to the waterfront between Frederiksholms Kanal and Langebro, passing the City Hall Square on the way. Together with Nørre Voldgad ...

. In 1890, Vestre Boulevard was laid out as a green promenade with an abundance of trees and flowers where the city's bourgeoisie would stroll in peaceful surroundings.

First expansion

When Lange Bridge was replaced with a new bridge in 1903, it was built as a direct continuation of Vestre Boulevard. The Dante Column was installed in front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in 1922 and the surrounding section of the street was renamed

Dantes Plads Dantes Plads (literal translation, lit. "Dante's Square") is a town square, public square located in front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek where it connects H. C. Andersens Boulevard to Vester Voldgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. History The ...

New name and expansion

During

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, the broad central reservation was used for construction of

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s. Soon after the war, the lanes were widened in response to increasing car traffic. In 1954, a new Lange Bridge opened as a direct continuation of Vestre Boulevard to release the pressure on the more narrow Vester Voldgade.

Buildings

* No. 10 ( Tegneskolen for Kvinder, 1880) was built as an art school for women. *

(No. 23) was built in 1898. *The

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and the

Carlsberg Foundation Carlsberg Foundation () is a not-for-profit organization that was founded by J. C. Jacobsen in 1876, by allocating some of his shares in the Carlsberg Brewery to fund and operate the Carlsberg Laboratory and the Museum of National History at ...

shares the building at No. 35. * Hotel Nobis Copenhagen /formerly

Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music (), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. It was established in 186 ...

) *

Industriens Hus Industriens Hus is the home of the Confederation of Danish Industries (''DI – Danish Industri''). The building is located at the corner of H. C. Andersens Boulevard and Vesterbrogade, opposite the City Hall Square, in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

Public art, monuments and memorials

* Dante Column * ''Little Horn-Blower''

References

External links

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