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Øster Voldgade ( lit. "East Rampart Street"), together with
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 ...
and Nørre Voldgade, forms a succession of large streets which arches around the central and oldest part of the
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side of
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. It runs north-east from Gothersgade at
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to Georg Brandes Plads, between the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens and
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, and continues straight to a large junction at the southern end of
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, near Østerport Station, where it turns into Folke Bernadotte Allé.


History

Øster Voldgade was originally a smaller street which ran on the inside of the new East Rampart, built in the 1650s to replace the old East Rampart which followed present day Gothersgade. The alley was expanded when the ramparts were removed in the 1850s.


Notable buildings and residents

The long, Neoclassical building on the corner of Øster Voldgade and Gothersgade, opposite the entrance to Copenhagen Botanical Gardens, is Rosenborg Barracks. The building was designed by
Johan Cornelius Krieger Johan Cornelius Krieger (1683–1755) was a Danish architect and landscape architect, who from the 1720s served as both the country's chief architect, and head of the royal gardens. Krieger oversaw the construction of Fredensborg Palace and its ...
and completed in 1786. It contains a small museum dedicated to the Royal Life Guards. Next to Rosenborg Barracks is the main entrance to
Rosenborg Castle Rosenborg Castle ( da, Rosenborg Slot) is a renaissance castle located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many architectural projects. It was built in the D ...
(Øster Voldgade 4a). On the other side of the gate is ''Slotsforvalterboligen'' (No. 4b). It was built in 1688 and extended with an extra story in 1777. The gateway affords access to Rosenborg Castle Gardens. The Gartner's House is attached to Slotsforvalterboligen. It was built around the same time On the opposite side of Øster Voldgade, perched on top of the former Rosen-borg Rosenborg Bastion, hidden from the street by tall trees, is the former
Østervold Observatory Østervold Observatory (or Copenhagen University Observatory; da, Københavns Universitet Astronomisk Observatorium) is a former astronomical observatory (IAU code 035) in Copenhagen, Denmark owned and operated by the University of Copenhagen (K ...
. It was built as a replacement for the astronomical observatory at the
Round Tower A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as castles, along with curtain walls. Castle towers can have a variety of different shapes and fu ...
to designs by Christian Hansen and now contains an interpretive centre associated with the Botanical Gardens. The Museum of Geology is located on the corner of Øster Voldgade and Sølvgade. On the two opposite corner on the other side of Sølvgade are the main entrance of the Danish National Gallery and the former
Sølvgade Barracks Sølvgade Barracks ( Danish: ) is a former military facility from 1771 located on the corner of Sølvgade and Øster Voldgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The barracks closed in 1926 and the large Baroque complex designed by Nicolas-Henri Jardin ...
. Both buildings have their address on Sølvgade. The large, modern complex at Øster Voldgade 10 was originally built between 1929 and 1954 for the College of Advanced Technology, now DTU. It now houses the upper secondary school
Gefion Gymnasium Gefion Gymnasium is an upper secondary school ( Danish: gymnasium) in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on Øster Voldgade in the city centre. History Gefion Gymnasium was created in 2010 through the merger of Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium and the ...
and Geocenter Danmark, a research centre under
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. Østervold Kollegium (No. 20) is a hall of residence. The last section of the street passes the Nyboder development which was founded by
Christian IV Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...
to provide housing for personnel of the
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. Opposite Nyboderis School (No. 15), a primary school built in 1918-1920 in response to the booming number of children in Nyboder.


Christian IV statue

In front of Nybodr stands a bronze statue of Christian IV. It was created by Vilhelm Bissen and installed in 1900.


References


External links

* ww5.kb.dk/maps/kortsa/2012/jul/kortatlas/object68486/da/ Ændringsforslag {{DEFAULTSORT:Oster Voldgade Streets in Copenhagen