Grundtvigsvej is a street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Bülowsvej in the east to

Falkoner Allé Falkoner Alle ( lit. "Falconer Avenue") is one of the main streets of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Frederiksberg Town Hall Square in the south to Ågade on the border with Nørrebro in the north, linking Allégade with Jagtv ...

in the west. Grundtvigsvej School, a public primary school, is located at No. 11.

History

The land at the site was in the first half of the 19th century owned by an estate called Christianshvile. It was in 1847 acquired by royal book printer

Bianco Luno Bianco Luno (24 June 1795 - 14 August 1852) was a Danish book printer. His printing business, Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri, was at the time of his death in 1852 the largest company of its kind in Denmark. The street Bianco Lunos Allé in Frederiksb ...

. He adapted the main building in around 1850 and sold most of the land off in lots prior to his death in 1852. This resulted in the creation of

Bianco Lunos Allé Bianco Lunos Allé is a street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Gammel Kongevej in the south to a roundabout on Grundtvigsvej in the north. History The land at the site was in the first half of the 19th century o ...

as well as the perpendicular side street Bianco Lunos Side Allé. One of the first buildings in the street was a house built for xylographer

Axel Kittendorff Axel Theodor Kittendorff (19 October 1821 - 8 March 1868) was a Denmark, Danish Woodcut, xylographer. Early life and education Kittendorff was born on 19 October 1821 in Copenhagen, the son of master weaver Johann Adolph Friedrich Kittendorff ( ...

to designs by Johan Daniel Herholdt in 1852 (now demolished). The interior of the house was decorated by Georg Hilker. Christianshvile was from 1860 to 1868 owned by N. F. S. Grundtvig. Bianco Lunos Sideallé was in 1879 renamed Grundtvigsvej in commemoration of Grundtvig who had died a couple of years earlier. Christianshvile was demolished when Henrik Steffens Vej was created in 1907. The street was extended westwards across C. Rathsack's market gardens in circa 1890. Emmeches Metalvarefabrik, a manufacturer of metalware, was located in the street (No. 23). During the occupation of Denmark in World War II, on 19 September 1943, the company was subject to sabotage by members of the BOPA resistance movement.

Buildings

Grundtvigsvej School (Mo. 11) is the newest public primary school in Frederiksberg. It is based in the former Frøbel Seminarium. Gimle (No. 14) is a former entertainment and event venue. It is now part of University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus. Missionshuset Siloam (No. 37) was built by the

Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark The Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark ( da, Kirkelig Forening for den Indre Mission i Danmark), or in short form Inner Mission (Danish: ''Indre Mission'') is a conservative Lutheran Christian organisation in Denmark. It is the l ...

in 1897. The building was designed by Otto Beck (1867-1948). The building at the corner with Bülowsvej (Bülowsvej 7A/Grundtvigsvej 2) is from 1902 and was designed by Emil Blichfeldt. The building at the corner with Henrik Steffens Vej is from 1928 and was designed by Alfred Skjøt-Pedersen. The former factory at No. 25 is from 1936 and was designed by Axel Maar.

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