Frederiksgade is a street in the
Frederiksstaden
Frederiksstaden is a district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Constructed during the reign of Frederick V of Denmark, Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in Europe and was in ...
neighbourhood of central
Copenhagen. It runs east from
Store Kongensgade to
Toldbodgade
Toldbodgade ( lit. "Custom House Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends north from Nyhavn at the Nyhavn Bridge, continuing Holberggade, passes Sankt Annæ Plads after just one block, and continues straight until it reaches ...
on the waterfront, passing the
Marble Church,
Bredgade
Bredgade ( lit. "Broad Street") is one of the most prominent streets in Copenhagen, Denmark. Running in a straight line from Kongens Nytorv for just under one kilometre to the intersection of Esplanaden and Grønningen, it is one of the major stre ...
and
Amaliegade on the way. At the Marble Church the street splits and curves around both sides of the church before rejoining on its other side.
Amalienborg axis
The section from the Marble Church to the waterfront makes up the so-called ''Amalienborg axis'', the shorther but more prominent of the two axes on which the Frederiksstaden district is centred. At the central plaza of
Amalienborg Palace, Frederiksgade intersects
Amaliegade, the other, longer axis of the district.
Jacques Saly
Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly (20 June 1717 – 4 May 1776), French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta. He is commonly associated with his time in Denmark he served as Director of the Royal Danis ...
's equestrian statue of
Frederick V, in the centre of the plaza, is located directly on the intersection of the intersection of the two axes and looks towards the dome of the Marble Church.
In modern times, the Amalienborg Axis has been extended and reinterpreted. In 1983 the small
Amalie Garden was inaugurated on a site between Amalienborg Palace and the water. Its large central fountain sits directly on the axis. With construction of the
Copenhagen Opera House
The Copenhagen Opera House (in Danish usually called Operaen, literally ''The opera'') is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a ...
between 2001 and 2004 on the island of
Holmen the axis has been extended across the harbour.
Both projects have been conceived and financed by the
A.P. Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation and have caused considerable controversy.
References
External links
Frederiksgade on indenforvoldene.dk
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Streets in Copenhagen