Rosenborggade (literally "Rosenborg Street") is a street in the Old Town of
Copenhagen
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. It runs from the southern, pedestrianized part of Frederiksborggade in the west to
Gothersgade
Gothersgade is a major street in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends from Kongens Nytorv to Sortedam Lake, passing Rosenborg Castle and Gardens, Nørreport Station and Copenhagen Botanic Gardens on the way.
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in the east. It takes its name after
Rosenborg Castle on the other side of the street.
History
Rosenborggade was established in 1650, just a few years after Gothersgadem then known as Ny Kongensgade, had been established along the now abandoned, old
Eastern Rampart of the city's
Fortification Ring.
A boarding house known as Pjaltenborg, which provided accommodation for the very poorest part of the city's population, was located on the corner with Aabenraa. The cheapest option in the immensely crowded building was to spend the night standing along the wall attached to a hook by a rope under the arms. The run-down, half-timbered building was destroyed in a fire on the night between 25 and 26 March 1850.
Notable buildings and residents
The building at the corner with Tornebuskegade (Rosenborggade 9/Tornebuskgade) was originally built for a brewer named Jacob Carstensen. It was expanded with two more floors for a tanner named Johan Julius Gram in 1846–1847. The neighbouring property at No. 7 was also built for him in 1847. It comprises a warehouse to the rear. Both No. 7 and 9 are listed.
The building at the corner of
Åbenrå
Aabenraa (; , ; Sønderjysk: ''Affenråe'') is a town in Southern Denmark
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is called
Pjaltenborg but has nothing in common with its predecessor but its name and location. It was completed the same year as the fire in 1850. The neighbouring building at No. 10 is from 1901. Both No. 10 and 12 are also listed.
The
National Romantic
Romantic nationalism (also national romanticism, organic nationalism, identity nationalism) is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes ...
buildings at No. 15-17 is an extension designed by Henning Hansen to the YMCA's headquarters on Gothersgade. The original building was designed by
Jens Christian Kofoed
Jens Christian Kofoed (6 April 1864 – 3 November 1941) was a Danish architect who adopted the Historicist style inspired by Italian architecture from the Middle Ages. He is remembered above all for his churches, seamen's homes and hostels. and inaugurated on the YMCA's 22-years anniversary on 17 September 1900. Henning Hansen expanded the building with the Rosenborggade Wing in two phases in 1916-1918 and 1924. The buildings later housed the
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen ( da, Københavns Universitet, KU) is a prestigious public university, public research university in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in ...
's Department of Political Science and was then known as the Rosenborg Annex.
At the corner with Frederiksborggade is a branch of the
Lagkagehuset
Lagkagehuset (; trading as Ole & Steen in English-speaking countries) is a Danish bakery chain with over 100 branches in Denmark, London, and New York City.
The present-day business was formed in 2008 through a merger of Ole Kristoffersen and St ...
bakery chain.
References
External links
Rosenborggadeat indenforvoldene.dk
Source
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Streets in Copenhagen
Odonyms referring to a building