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Enghavevej
Enghavevej is a major street in the Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sydhavns Plads in the south, linking Kingosgade with Sydhavnsgade and Borgbjergsvej. History 18th and 19th centuries The name Kongens Enghave (The King's Meadow Garden) is known from 1683 and referred to an area used for production of animal feed for the king's horses. The road was created in 1795 when the area was divided into 22 estates and sold. The road continued all the way to Gammel Køge Landevej. The only buildings along the road were the farms Frederiksholm, Larsens Minde, Lises Minde Frederikslund and Wilhelms Minde. In 1871, Frederiksholm was acquired by two brothers and converted into a brickworks. Frederiksholm Brickworks produced many of the bricks that were used in the construction of Vesterbro. The brickworks closed in 1918. 20th century Arbejdernes Kooperative Byggeselskab (The Workers' Cooperative Building Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enghavevej - Sporvognsremise
Enghavevej is a major street in the Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sydhavns Plads in the south, linking Kingosgade with Sydhavnsgade and Borgbjergsvej. History 18th and 19th centuries The name Kongens Enghave (The King's Meadow Garden) is known from 1683 and referred to an area used for production of animal feed for the king's horses. The road was created in 1795 when the area was divided into 22 estates and sold. The road continued all the way to Gammel Køge Landevej. The only buildings along the road were the farms Frederiksholm, Larsens Minde, Lises Minde Frederikslund and Wilhelms Minde. In 1871, Frederiksholm was acquired by two brothers and converted into a brickworks. Frederiksholm Brickworks produced many of the bricks that were used in the construction of Vesterbro. The brickworks closed in 1918. 20th century Arbejdernes Kooperative Byggeselskab (The Workers' Cooperative Building Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enghavevej (1850)
Enghavevej is a major street in the Vesterbro and Kongens Enghave districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the north to Sydhavns Plads in the south, linking Kingosgade with Sydhavnsgade and Borgbjergsvej. History 18th and 19th centuries The name Kongens Enghave (The King's Meadow Garden) is known from 1683 and referred to an area used for production of animal feed for the king's horses. The road was created in 1795 when the area was divided into 22 estates and sold. The road continued all the way to Gammel Køge Landevej. The only buildings along the road were the farms Frederiksholm, Larsens Minde, Lises Minde Frederikslund and Wilhelms Minde. In 1871, Frederiksholm was acquired by two brothers and converted into a brickworks. Frederiksholm Brickworks produced many of the bricks that were used in the construction of Vesterbro. The brickworks closed in 1918. 20th century Arbejdernes Kooperative Byggeselskab (The Workers' Cooperative Building Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongens Enghave
Kongens Enghave ("king's meadow"), commonly known as Sydhavnen ("south harbour") or the postal district of 2450 Copenhagen SV (southwest) is a district in southern Copenhagen. While its core is a largely pre-WWII former working class district, it also contains an upscale residential area along the harbour having been developed after 2000, scattered industrial areas, large parks such as Valbyparken and Sydhavnstippen, allotment gardens and parts of Vestre Kirkegård, the city's largest cemetery. The area has historically been a working class quarter, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by industry along the harbour-front. Since the turn of the millennium, this picture is starting to change. While the central parts of the district in general remains a relatively poor neighbourhood with social challenges, the harbour-front areas of Sluseholmen and Teglholmen have undergone massive redevelopment into new residential neighbourhoods. A cluster of IT and telecommun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enghave Plads
Enghave Plads is a central public square of the Vesterbro district in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located where Istedgade reaches Enghavevej, which separates the square from Enghave Park. History Enghave Plads was established when the Vesterbro area was built over in the late 1880s. A playground was established on the site in the late 1880s at the initiative of architect and city council member Ferdinand Meldahl. Enghave Plads School opened on the square in 1892. Christ Church, completed in 1900, was the second church to be built in the rapidly growing Vesterbro neighbourhood. For many years the square played host to an annual fun fair. From its opening in 1902 Enghave Plads was the southern terminus of Line 3 of the Copenhagen Tramways, which operated between Melchiors Plads in Østerbro and the square by way of Nørrebro and Frederiksberg. The tram line was extended to Frederiksholm in 1915 and again from Frederiksholm to Mozarts Plads in 1937. The area on the other side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen Skatepark
Copenhagen Skatepark, also referred to as CPH Skatepark, is an indoor skateboarding venue located at Enghavevej in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen Skatepark is also involved in the operation of a 4,500 square metre outdoor skatepark in Fælledparken in which opened in 2011. History Copenhagen Skatepark opened in a former painting workshop of Copenhagen's tramways in 2003. In 2010, it was joined at the site by StreetMekka, a centre for street sports and street art. Facilities The vert ramp was at the time of its inauguration the largest in Scandinavia. The street section is divided into three pyramids. There are also ledges, handrails, trapper, quarters og launches. Other facilities include changing rooms, lounge area and a balcony for spectators. Annual events Copenhagen Pro Copenhagen Skatepark plays host to the annual skateboarding competition Copenhagen Pro The Copenhagen Pro (CpH Pro) is an annual skateboarding competition held in Copenhagen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave
This list of listed buildings in Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave comprises listed buildings and structures in the Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. List References {{DEFAULTSORT:Listed buildings in Vesterbro Kongens Enghave Listed buildings and structures in Copenhagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StreetMekka 2
StreetMekka is a 2,200 square metre indoor venue for street sports and street culture in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The activities include Street basketball, parkour, dance, street soccer, street art, beat production, and DJing. It is situated at Enghavevej 82 D, adjacent to Copenhagen Skatepark. Founder and the idea of streetmekka came from Samir Bohammouch in year 2003 who plays Streetbasketball in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Idea was based from the need of having a free place for all people in all ages to come and play streetbasketball all year around, specially in the typical cold weather season in Denmark. Operation StreetMekka opened on 16 October 2010 in a former tram workshop. It is operated by the non-profit organization GAME and funded by Copenhagen Municipality in collaboration with ''locale- og anlægsfonden''. StreetMekka received a Special Prize from the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities The International A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingosgade
Kingosgade is a street straddling the border between Vesterbro and Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vesterbrogade in the south to Frederiksberg Allé in the north, linking Enghavevej with Alhambravej. History A roadside inn named Gule Hest (Yellow Horse) was in the 18th century located at the site. It was one of four inns known as "Horses" located along the western access road to Copenhagen. The Yellow Horse had four pavilions and two bowling courses. Gule Hest was in 1778 purchased by Peter Borre, renamed Haabet (The Hope) and used as a tobacco factory. Part of the area between the Vestre Landevej and Frederiksberg Allé was laid out as tobacco fields and a horse-driven mill was constructed for the processing of tobacco into snus. Other exotic produce cultivated on the estate included peaches, apricots, mulberries and grapes. The Royal Danish Horticultural Society's first garden was in 1837 laid out on a piece of land to the north of Haabet. Haabet (Vest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
StreetMekka
StreetMekka is a 2,200 square metre indoor venue for street sports and street culture in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The activities include Street basketball, parkour, dance, street soccer, street art, beat production, and DJing. It is situated at Enghavevej 82 D, adjacent to Copenhagen Skatepark. Founder and the idea of streetmekka came from Samir Bohammouch in year 2003 who plays Streetbasketball in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. The Idea was based from the need of having a free place for all people in all ages to come and play streetbasketball all year around, specially in the typical cold weather season in Denmark. Operation StreetMekka opened on 16 October 2010 in a former tram workshop. It is operated by the non-profit organization GAME and funded by Copenhagen Municipality in collaboration with ''locale- og anlægsfonden''. StreetMekka received a Special Prize from the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities The International A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sønder Boulevard
Sønder Boulevard ( lit. "South Boulevard") is a boulevard in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, whose broad central reserve has been turned into a linear park with various facilities for sports and other activities. It runs from Halmtorvet next to Copenhagen Central Station in the north east to the Carlsberg district in the southwest. History Sønder Boulevard follows the initial stretch of Denmark's first railway, the West Line between Copenhagen and Roskilde, which opened in 1847. In 1864, the rail line was moved to a more northern course, through Frederiksberg, before being moved to its current position just south of Sønder Boulevard in 1911. The portion of the abandoned railway terrain closest to the city was transformed into a broad street in the emerging Vesterbro district. A direct continuation of Stormgade the street was given the name Ny Stormgade (New Storm Street).In 1905., the street was refurbished and renamed Sønder Boulevard. The name complemented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesterbrogade
Vesterbrogade () is the main shopping street of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The 1.5 km long street runs from the City Hall Square in the east to Pile Allé in Frederiksberg in the west where it turns into Roskildevej. On its way, it passes Copenhagen Central Station as well as the small triangular square Vesterbros Torv. It is one of four such ''-bro streets'', the other being Nørrebrogade, Østerbrogade and Amagerbrogade. History Early history Vesterbroghade originates in the 12th-century country road that led in and out of Copenhagen's Western City Gate. The road passed Sankt Jørgens Bæk (St. George's Stream) on its way to Valby and often changed course. On 20 August 1624, Christian IV ordered that the road be cobbled, first to Vernedamsvej and later all the way to Valby. The road was at this point called Alvejen "The Public Road"= or Adelvejen ("The Nobility Road") but in 1650 the name was changed to Roskildegaden ("The Roskilde Street"). Only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Hvalsøe
Frederik Vilhelm Hvalsøe (23 May 1883, Holbæk - 3 March 1958, Copenhagen) was a Danish architect. Biography Hvalsøe was born at Holbæk on the island of Zealand, Denmark. He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1905 to 1916. He was most notable for his collaborations with Arthur Wittmaack with whom he started an architectural firm in 1916. The firm principally designed buildings in and around Copenhagen, Denmark. Hvalsøe participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ... in the category of architecture. Together with Wittmaack, he exhibited at the Brussels International Exposition (1935). Gallery Kopenhagen Mai 2009 PD 227.JPG, Axelborg Hans Egedes Kirke Copenhagen 2.jpg, Hans Egede Church Absalons K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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