Stormgade ( lit. "Storm Street") is a street in central

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. It runs from Frederiksholm Canal to H. C. Andersens Boulevard where it turns into Tietgensgade before continuing along the rear side of

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and

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. In the opposite direction, Storm Bridge connects it to

Slotsholmen Slotsholmen (English language, English: The Castle Islet) is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Indre By, Inner City. The name is taken from the successive castles and palaces located on the island since Absal ...

where traffic may continue across Holmen's Bridge to

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 thr ...

, part of

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, or across Knippel's Bridge to

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and

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. The name of the street refers to the Swedish Storm of Copenhagen in 1659.

History

The area south of

was originally part of the shallow-watered area known as Kalveboderne. The coast line ran approximately where Stormgade runs today. On the night of 10 February 1658, Swedish troops made an assault on Slotsholmen across the ice. After the attack, it was decided to improve the defense of Slotsholmen by extending Copenhagen's Western Rampart into the water. The area between the rampart and the new Frederiksholm Canal was reclaimed and developed into a small new neighbourhood with three short streets: Slotsholmen,

Ny Vestergade Ny Vestergade (literal translation, lit. English language, English: New West Street) is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Frederiksholms Kanal to Vester Voldgade and together with Christiansborg Palace, Christiansborg's riding ...

and

Ny Kongensgade Ny Kongensgade (literally "New King's Street) is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Frederiksholm Canal to H. C. Andersens Boulevard. In the opposite direction, The Prince's Bridge connects the street to Tøjhusgade on Slotshol ...

. When the Western Rampart was removed in the late 1870s, Stomgade was extended by one block to Vestre Boulevard (now H. C. Andersens Boulevard). The entire southeast side of the street was demolished in 1931 to make way for an expansion of the

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. One of the buildings had stood from 1783 until 1923.

Notable buildings and residents

The

's façade on Stomgade dates from 1929 to 1938. Its most distinctive feature is the colonnade with 38 columns in

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ian granite which runs along the full length of the building. No. 6 is from 1851 and was listed in 1918. No. 8 was originally two separate buildings dating from some time before 1734, which were merged into one in 1748. The

Holstein Mansion The Holstein Mansion is a Baroque style town mansion on Stormgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The history of the property dates back to the late 17th century but the name and current design of the building is from the 1750s when it was owned ...

was originally built in 1687 but owes its current appearance mainly to an expansion carried out by

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in 1756. It was home to the

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between 1827 and 1871.

Det Harboeske Enkefruekloster Det Harboeske Enkefruekloster ( English: Harboe's Refuge for Widowed Ladies) is a Late Baroque building on Stormgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. The charity was founded by Christine Harboe (née Baroness Fuiren). The building was listed in the Dani ...

(No. 14) was rebuilt by

Elias David Häusser Elias David Häusser (25 June 1687 – 16 March 1745) was a German- Danish architect working in the Baroque and Rococo styles. He is most known for designing the first Christiansborg Palace which was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1794. ...

in 1741 but owes its current appearance to expansions and alterations carried out by

Lauritz de Thurah Laurids Lauridsen de Thurah, known as Lauritz de Thurah (4 March 1706 – 5 September 1759), was a Danish architect and architectural writer. He became the most important Danish architect of the late baroque period. As an architectural write ...

between 1754 and 1760. The corner building at No. 16 was built for royal pastry-maker Jens Raae in 1791. The dormer window on Stormgade was added in 1811 and the building has undergone several alterations since then. It was listed in 1945. The corner building at No. 18, on the other side of Vester Voldgade, was originally built for ''Overformynderiet'', a financial institution that later moved to a new building in

. The building was designed by

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and is from 1894. In 2014, it was decided to convert it, together with parts of the neighbouring building at No. 20, into a new home for the

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References

Stormgade
on indenforvolden.dk

External links

Stormgade
at Københavns Biblioteker {{coord, 55.6744, N, 12.5736, E, source:wikidata, display=title Streets in Copenhagen