Studiestræde is a street in central

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, running from Bispetorv on

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 ...

in the northeast to

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in the southwest. The oldest section of the street, between Nørregade 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 an ...

, is part of Copenhagen's

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and is home to many small shops, galleries and cafés. Most of the buildings date from the years after the

Copenhagen Fire of 1795 The Copenhagen Fire of 1795 (''Københavns brandes 1795'') started on Friday, 5 June 1795, at or around 3 pm by the Navy's old base south east of Kongens Nytorv on Gammelholm, in the Navy's magazine for coal and timber, the so-called Dellehave. ...

. The rest of the street dates from an extension in the second half of the 19th century. It is bisected by H. C. Andersens Boulevard and is home to the music venue Pumpehuset.

History

Copenhagen 's second Town Hall was located at the beginning of the street which was then called Rådhusstræde ("Town Hall Alley"). In 1479, a new city hall was completed on nearby

Gammeltorv Gammeltorv (Old Market) is the oldest square in Copenhagen, Denmark. With adjoining Nytorv it forms a common space along the Strøget pedestrian zone. While the square dates back to the foundation of the city in the 12th century, most of its build ...

and the old building was taken over by the

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which was founded the same year by King

Christian I Christian I (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1460 to 1481, he was also duke of Schleswig (within ...

with the approval of

Pope Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope include ...

. The name of the street was then changed to Gammel Rådhusstræde ("Old Town Hall Alley"). The street was destroyed both in the

Copenhagen Fire of 1728 The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest fire in the history of Copenhagen, Denmark. It began on the evening of 20 October 1728 and continued to burn until the morning of 23 October. It destroyed approximately 28% of the city (measured by cou ...

and in the Fire of 1795. The houses in the street were subsequently rebuilt. The residents were mainly minor merchants and craftsmen. The street was extended when Copenhagen's Western Rampart was removed in the second half of the 19th century. Copenhagen Waterworks was built at the far end of the street in 1859. Am small park, Aborreparken, was established between the waterworks, Studiestræde, H. C. Andersens Boulevard and Vester Farimagsgade in 1886. A new building was inaugurated for

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in the park in 1889. In 1910, it was decided to abolish the park in anticipation of the construction of the new

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. Den Frie Udstilling's exhibition building was dismantled and rebuilt at its current location next to Østerport station in 1913 when the construction of the railway began. The rest of the site was built over.

Notable buildings and residents

Studiestræde 6 is part of the Studiegården complex, part of

. The building at No. 6 was built as a professorial residence in 1795 and expanded with an extra floor in 1832. It was home to the Rechnical College (now DTU) from 1829 until 1890.

Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted ( , ; often rendered Oersted in English; 14 August 17779 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity ...

its first director and a driving force behind its establishment, had his home in the building from 1824 until his death. Most of the other buildings along the first section of the street (until Vester Voldgade) dates from the years after the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 and many of them are listed. One of the exceptions is the Grundtvig House, built for the Church Society of 1898 in 1908 and now home to the social housing administrator KAB. Copenhagen Water Works' buildings from 1859 were designed by

Niels Sigfred Nebelong Niels Sigfred Nebelong (14 October 1806 – 9 October 1871) was a Danish architect who worked in the Historicist style. He was city architect in Copenhagen from 1863 and also designed many lighthouses around Denmark in his capacity as residen ...

. The installation remained in use until 1951. Studenterforeningen's building on the corner of H. C. Andersens Voulevard was built in 1910 to a National Romantic design by

Ulrik Plesner Ulrik Adolph Plesner, usually known as Ulrik Plesner (17 May 1861 in Vedersø – 22 November 1933 in Skagen) was an innovative Danish architect who designed in a National Romantic style at the beginning of the 20th century. He is remembered in p ...

. Ascot Hotel Copenhagen (No. 61) is located across the street from the waterworks. Next to it is another hotel, Hotel Alexandra, although its main entrance is on H. C. Andersens Boulevard (No. 8).

References

External links

Studiestræde
at pisserenden.dk {{DEFAULTSORT:Studeistraede Streets in Copenhagen