Viktoriagade is a street in the Vesterbro district of

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. It runs from

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in the northwest to

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in the southeast and is intersected by

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. The three buildings at No. 8-12 have been listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places.

History

In the 1620s a fortification known as Retrenchementet was constructed at the site by

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. In front of the rampart ran a moat known as Rosenåen.

The area came under redevelopment in the 1950s. Two large lots adjacent to the planned street Gasværksvej were sold to carpenter and developer Jensen. He sold them to the trading house Larsen og Co. in 1854. The company wanted an access road directly to Vesterbrogade and the city engineer's office wanted to get rid of Rosenåen which had developed into an open sewer. Viktoriagade was therefore established on top of the former moat. The land along the street was sold off in lots from 1856. A number of the early buildings in the new street were built as charitable housing complexes. Skrædernes Stiftelse (No. 18) was built for old tailors in circa 1858. J. V. Heymans Stiftelse for officers' widows (No. 19) was founded in 1869 at the initiative of J. V. Heyman. The building had been completed in 1868 and contained five residents for widows as well as a residence for the inspector. The building was demolished in 1895.

Notable buildings and residents

Viktoriagade No. 8 (1860), No. 10 (1862) and No. 12 are listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Konferensråd J.H. Mundts Stiftelse (No. 20) is from 1863. No. 16 (1867) and No. 14 (1885) were designed by Vilhelm Friederichsen.

Public art

At the pointed corner of Viktoriagade and Abel Cathrines Gade stands a large heart in black

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. It was designed by Fin Christiansen and installed in 2000.

Gallery

image:Viktoriagade 8 (Copenhagen).jpg, Viktoriagade 8 Image:Viktoriagade 10.jpg, Viktoriagade 10 Image:Viktoriagade 12, Kbh 2016.jpg, Viktoriagade 12 Image:Konferensråd J.H. Mundts Stiftelse (Viktoriagade 20).jpg, No. 20: Konferensråd J.H. Mundts Stiftelsejunction Image:Viktoriagade - Abel Cathrines Gade.jpg, Viktoriagade-Abel Cathrines Gade

References

External links

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{{Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave Streets in Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave