Kingosgade is a street straddling the border between Vesterbro and

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. It runs from

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 ...

in the south to

Frederiksberg Allé Frederiksberg Allé is a tree-lined avenue which runs through the southernmost part of the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects Vesterbrogade at Værnedamsvej to Frederiksberg Runddel in front of the main entrance to Frederik ...

in the north, linking

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 ...

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

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s and two bowling courses. Vesterbrogade 108, Håbet

Gule Hest was in 1778 purchased by

Peter Borre Peter Borre (2 September 1716 – 20 December 1789) was a Danish merchant and slave trader. He owned the Copenhagen-based trading house ''Borre & Fenger'' in a partnership with Peter Fenger from around 1755. The company traded on the Danish West I ...

, renamed Haabet (The Hope) and used as a tobacco factory. Part of the area between the Vestre Landevej and

was laid out as tobacco fields and a horse-driven mill was constructed for the processing of tobacco into

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. Other exotic produce cultivated on the estate included

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es,

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and

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Vesterbrogade - Platanvej - Frederiksberg Allé (1876)

The Royal Danish Horticultural Society's first garden was in 1837 laid out on a piece of land to the north of Haabet. Haabet (Vesterbrogade 108) was in the late 1840s purchased by textile manufacturer Ole Ferdinand Olsen. He sold off the land in lots. The three-winged main building was demolished in circa 1883.

Three new streets in the area were given the names Kingosgade, Boyesgade and Brorsonsgade after the priest-and-hymn writers

Thomas Kingo Thomas Hansen Kingo (15 December 1634 – 14 October 1703 Odense) was a Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer born at Slangerup, near Copenhagen. His work marked the high point of Danish baroque poetry. His father was a weaver of modest means ...

, Casper Johannes Boye (1791-1853) and

Hans Adolph Brorson Hans Adolph Brorson (20 June 1694 – 3 June 1764) was a Danish pietist clergyman, hymn write and translator of German language hymns. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Ribe. Biography Brorson was born at the vicarage at Randerup in T� ...

. The names were proposed by city engineer Thorvald Krak. The Royal Horticultural Society's Garden had relocated to its current location at

Frederiksberg Runddel Frederiksberg Runddel (literal translation, lit. English language, English:Frederiksberg Circus) is a space in front of the main entrance to Frederiksberg Park, Frederiksberg Gardens, at the end of Frederiksberg Allé, in the Frederiksberg district ...

in 1883 and another new a fourth new street at the site was renamed Haveselskabetsvej (The Horticultural Society Road ) to commemorate its old location. C. F. Riedel & Lindegaard, an iron foundry and machine factory, was from 1867 located at the future street (later No. 11). Its buildings were demolished in 1970. Tram line 3 drove through the street.

Buildings

The building at Kingosgade 2/Vesterbrogade 106B, is from 1884-86 and was designed by

Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen (27 March 1837 – 15 April 1890) was a Danish Historicist architect. Biography Jensen was born in Copenhagen on 27 March 1837. He enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1854, winning the Academy's small silve ...

. The building at the eastern corner with Frederiksberg Allé (Frederiksberg Allé 23) is colloquially known as ''Little Rosenborg'' due to its

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style with two small towers and rich decorations, although its resemblance to

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can hardly be described as striking. It was designed by

Johan Daniel Herholdt Johan Daniel Herholdt (13 August 1818 – 11 April 1902) was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th an ...

´in collaboration with Christian V. Nielsen and completed in 1857. The yellow, three-storey complex at No. 11 is from 1929.

Transport

The northern end of the street is located approximately 250 metres to the east of

metro station. The southern end of the street is located approximately 500 metres to the north of

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 ...

metro station. Both stations are served by the

Copenhagen Metro The Copenhagen Metro ( da, Københavns Metro, ) is a 24/7 rapid transit system in Copenhagen, Denmark, serving the municipalities of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Tårnby. The original system opened in October 2002, serving nine stations on t ...

City Circle Line The City Circle Line ( da, Cityringen) or M3 is a loop line of the Copenhagen Metro. It has been claimed by COWI A/S that the City Circle Line is the largest construction project to have taken place in Copenhagen during the last 400 years.

. DOT bus line 1A drives through the street. Line 7A had a stop at Kingosgade on Vesterbrogade.

Cultural references

(''The Mystery in Kingosgade'') is a 1917 silent film directed by Hjalmar Davidsen. In episode 67 () of the protagonists in the DR television series , Ellen Olsen (

Helle Virkner Helle Genie Virkner née Lotinga (15 September 1925 – 10 June 2009) was a Danish actress, author and spouse of Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag Personal life Helle Genie Lotinga was born in Aarhus to Jewish rentier Moritz “Morris” Lotinga ...

) meets her childhood boyfriend, Oscar Anderse from Kingosgade, and develops a new interest in him.

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