Nørre Voldgade ( lit. "North Rampart Street") is a street in central

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

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. It runs north-east from

Jarmers Plads Jarmers Plads is a road junction and public space in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name after Jarmers Tower, the ruin of a Medieval tower which used to be part of the Fortification Ring which surrounded the city until the mid 19th cen ...

for approximately 600 metres to Gothersgade where it turns into

Øster Voldgade Øster Voldgade (literal translation, lit. "East Rampart Street"), together with Vester Voldgade and Nørre Voldgade, forms a succession of large streets which arches around the central and oldest part of the Zealand side of Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

. The succession of Nørre Voldgade, Øster Voldgade and

Vester Voldgade Vester Voldgade ( lit. "West Rampart Street") is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark which runs from Jarmers Plads to the waterfront between Frederiksholms Kanal and Langebro, passing the City Hall Square on the way. Together with Nørre Voldgade and ...

together forms a traffic artery which arches around the

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

side of the central and oldest part of Copenhagen.

Nørreport Station Nørreport station is an S-train, metro and main line railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in the district of Indre By, and is named after the historic '' Nørreport city gate'', at the original location of which it is located ...

, Denmark's busiest railway station, is located in the street.

History

Inside the North Rampart

Nørre Voldgade was originally a narrow alley which ran along the city-side margin of the North Rampart in Copenhagen's Bastioned Fortification Ring. The Northn City Gate was first located at

Nørregade Nørregade (literally "North Street") is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, linking Gammeltorv in the south with Nørre Voldgade in the north. Landmarks in the street include Church of Our Lady, Bispegården, St. Peter's Church and Folk ...

but moved to Frederiksborggade in 1671. A

ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope. Due to the length of some ropewalks, workers may use bicycles to get from one end to the other. Many rope ...

ran along the rampart.

North Boulevard

The fortifications were decommissioned in 1867. Between 1878 and 1882, the street was expanded and renamed Nørre Boulevard.

Later history

In 1913, the street was dug up when the excavations for the Boulevard Line began. The line opened in 1917. The original

Nørreport station Nørreport station is an S-train, metro and main line railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in the district of Indre By, and is named after the historic '' Nørreport city gate'', at the original location of which it is located ...

consisted of a round building designed by DSB's head architect

Heinrich Wenck Heinrich (Henry) Emil Charles Wenck (10 March 1851 – 3 February 1936) was a Danish architect, known for the numerous railway stations he designed in his capacity of chief architect for the Danish State Railways from 1894 to 1921. During the yea ...

on each side of Frederiksborggade. They were demolished in 1932 and replaced by new buildings designed by K.T. Seest.

Current reconstruction

The street is currently undergoing redevelopment in connection with a renovation of Nørreport Station. When the redevelopment is completed in 2014, car traffic will use two lanes on the northern side of the station while the area closest to the city centre will be used for other purposes.

Notable buildings and residents

N. Zahle's School was founded by Natalie Zahle in 1851. The primary school (No. 7) was designed by Frederik Bøttger and built in 1877. The neighbouring N. Zahle's Gymnasium (No. 5) was originally an insurance company. It was built in 1875 to a design by

Valdemar Ingemann Valdemar Ingemann (21 February 1840 – 10 October 1911) was a prolific Danish architect active during the late 19th and early 20th century. His works include the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactury (now Porcelænshaven) in Frederiksberg, ...

and expanded with an extra floor by Rørbæk & Møller Arkitekter in 2012. No. 12 is home to the Danish Union of Professional Technicians (TL). The building is the former headquarters of the glass manufacturer

Kastrup Glassworks Kastrup () is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called ''Kastrup Lufthavn'' (Kastrup Airport) or ''Københavns Lufthavn, Ka ...

. It was designed by Phillip Smidth and built between 1892 and 1895. The Iron Manufacturers' House at No. 30 from 1904 was designed by Gotfred Tvede. The building with the rounded corner at No. 32–34 is from 1939 and was designed by Povl Baumann. No. 50 is from 1828 and has since 1900 been part of the theatre

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whose main entrance is on

. The headquarters of the DaneAge Association is located at the corner of Nørre Voldgade and Nørregade. The building on the corner of Nørre Voldgade (No. 76) and

Fiolstræde Fiolstræde is a pedestrianised shopping street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It passes the square Frue Plads on its way from Nørreport station in the north to Skindergade in the south where Jorcks Passage connects it to the shopping street S ...

is the former Merchants' Academy, now

Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College, usually referred to simply as Niels Brock, is a school of secondary education and post-secondary education in Copenhagen, Denmark. The school offers programmes within business and management including Voca ...

. It was designed by Valdemar and Bernhard Ingemann and opened in 1902.

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