Niels Juels Gade is a street in

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, which runs from

Holmens Kanal Holmens Kanal is a short street in central Copenhagen. Part of the main thoroughfare of the city centre, it extends from Kongens Nytorv for one block to a junction with a statue of Niels Juel where it turns right towards Holmens Bro while the thro ...

Havnegade Havnegade is a waterfront promenade in central Copenhagen, Denmark, which runs between Knippelsbro and the mouth of the Nyhavn canal. Most of the street is lined with buildings from the 1860s and 1870s that were constructed as part of the redevelo ...

. The street is an extension of Christian IV's Bro to Christians Brygge and together with them forms part of

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. Along the entire southern side of the street is

Danmarks Nationalbank Danmarks Nationalbank (in Danish often simply ''Nationalbanken'') is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is a non-eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks ( ESCB). Since its establishment in 1818, the objective of the Na ...

. On the northern side, there are a number of apartment buildings, which are primarily used for business. Furthermore, the Nigerien embassy is located in the street. The street is named after the naval hero

Niels Juel Niels Juel (8 May 1629 – 8 April 1697) was a Danish admiral and a naval hero. He served as supreme command of the Dano-Norwegian Navy The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, ...

(1629-1697).

History

Niels Juels Gade is located in the neighborhood of

Gammelholm Gammelholm ( lit. "Old Islet") is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by the Nyhavn canal, Kongens Nytorv, Holmens Kanal, Niels Juels Gade and the waterfront along Havnegade. For cen ...

. The area was part of

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until 1859, but was then developed with apartment buildings in the 1860s and 1870s. In connection with this, nine new streets were laid out, predominantly named after naval heroes and theater figures. Niels Juels Gade was thus named after Admiral Niels Juel (1629-1697) in 1864. He led the Danish fleet during the

Scanian War The Scanian War ( da, Skånske Krig, , sv, Skånska kriget, german: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, ...

and is particularly known for his victory in the Battle of Køge Bay in 1677. In 1881, a statue of him made by

Theobald Stein Theobald Stein (7 February 1829 – 16 November 1901) was a Danish sculptor. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and served as its director from 1883 to 1886. Among his most well-known works are the Niels Juel statue ...

in the middle of the intersection with

.''Storbyens Stednavne'' af Bent Jørgensen. Gyldendal, 1999. S. 206. ISBN 87-00-35610-7 On the southern corner of Niels Juels Gade and Holmens Kanal, a residential property was built according to drawings by Theodor Sørensen in 1865-1866. In 1869, however, it became Hotel Kongen af Danmark. The hotel was well described with a cozy restaurant and many permanent residents. During

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, however, things went back for the hotel, which was gradually reduced to a

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. Next to it on Holmens Kanal, a new headquarters for Nationalbank was built in 1865-1870. However, there was no more space, so after building an extension on the corner of Havnegadethey began to buy up the adjacent properties between Havnegade, Niels Juels Gade and Holmens Kanal. Initially, they were set up as offices, but the idea was eventually to demolish them in favor of a new bank building. In 1961, an architectural competition was announced for a new building for Nationalbank, which was won by

Arne Jacobsen Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA () 11 February 1902 – 24 March 1971) was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple we ...

. As the bank had to be in operation throughout the construction period, the construction had to be done in stages. It started in the north in 1964, where, among other things, the Hotel Kongen af Danmark was demolished. The rest of the southern side of Niels Juels Gade was also gradually cleared, including the Schultz Forlag sbuilding in no. 10-12, which they had built in 1872. The combined Nationalbank was completed in 1978. Along Niels Juels Gade is the five-storey main building with a plinth wall in Norwegian marble on the ground floor and dark-tinted glass on the other floors, like the houses on the other side of the street is reflected in. Inside the main building, there are two light gardens with roof gardens on top of the ground floor, so that daylight can enter the building. On the other hand, there are no doors on this side of the building, as the main entrance is on Havnegade. On the other hand, there are a number of trees along the bank on Niels Juels Gade.

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