Ny Adelgade is a street in the Old Town of

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. It runs from

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in the east to

Grønnegade Grønnegade ( lit.: Green Street) is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark, running northeast from Gammel Mønt to Gothersgade where it turns into Borgergade. It is part of Copenhagen's most exclusive shopping area, located northwest of ...

in the west.

History

Ny Adelgade was created after Copenhagen's East Rampart was moved from its original course along present-day

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to present-day

Øster Voldgade Øster Voldgade ( lit. "East Rampart Street"), together with Vester Voldgade and Nørre Voldgade, forms a succession of large streets which arches around the central and oldest part of the Zealand side of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs north-east ...

. Former viceadmiral and governor of Norway

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had to part with some of his estate at the site for the project in 1668. In 1681, the street is referred to as "Lille Adelgade (Little Adelgade") at the Corps de Guard" and in 1701 as "Bag Corps de Guarden" ("Behind the Corps de Guard"). In the 18th century, the street was for a while known as Lille Grønnegade. In 1721, the French actor and restaurateur Etienne Capion was granted a license to open a theatre.

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's building was completed in January 1722 and the first performance, in September that same year, was

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's ''

l'Avare ''The Miser'' (; ) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. This is a character comedy whose main character, Harpagon, is charac ...

''. The theatre closed in 1728.

Notable buildings and residents

No. 3 and No. 5 are from the 1970s and were designed by

Ludvig Fenger Ludvig Peter Fenger (7 July 1833 – 9 March 1905) was a Danish architect. He was a proponent of the Historicist style, and from 1886 to 1904 he held the title of City Architect in Copenhagen. Among his works are several churches, the Centr ...

. The six-bay house at No. 6 dates from before 1738 and is listed. No. 9 (Ny Adelgade 9/Grønnegade 32) is from 1802 to 1803 and is also listed. The flower artist Tage Andersen is based at No. 12.

References

External links

Ny Adelgade
at indenforvoldene.dk
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