Østbanegade is a street in

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. It begins at

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and continues north along the west side of the railway tracks for about 2 kilometres to Aarhusgade where an underpass connects the street to the other side of the railway line. A second underpass is situated at Nordre Frihavnsgade, just south of

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, while a foot and cycle bridge is found at Mandalsgade near the beginning of the street. Trondhjems Plads (English: Trondheim Square) is a garden square occupying a triangular space between Østbanegade and Trondhjemsgade.

History

The layout of the street was decided in connection with the plans for the new

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in 1893. It was named after ''Østbanegården'' (English: The East Station), now

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, which opened in 1897. The new

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was inaugurated on reclaimed land on the other side of the planned railway in November 1894. Construction of the street began in 1895. The street first crossed the former

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outside Kastellet and then followed the old coast line to the Old Limery. Further it passed Øresund Chemical Factories which had opened in 1859 after professor

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and

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had established a process for manufacturing soda from

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, obtained from the west coast of Greenland. The plant existed until 1990.

Notable buildings and residents

''Glacispalæet '' (No. 1, literally "The Glacis Mansion") was built between 1900 and 1903 to a design by Andreas Clemmesen. It formerly served as headquarters of the engineering company Monberg & Thorsen. No. 5–7 (''Glacispalais'', 1903) and No. 9 are stately residential buildings. The street then passes Trondhjems Plads, a garden square which occupies a rectangular space between Østbanegade and Trondhjemsgade. It affords views of the rear side of

Domus Medica Domus Medica, located on Kristianiagade close to Østerport station in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the headquarters of the Danish Medical Association. History The Plessen Mansion was built for the retired diplomat Joseph von Plessen in 1901-06. It ...

Glacisgården Glacisgården is a Jugendstil-style building located at Østbanegade 11 in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2001. History Glacisgården takes its name after ...

at No. 11 was designed by Aage Langelannd-Mathiesen and completed in 1904. It is a rare example of influence from vienese Jugendstyle on

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Gefion and Gylfe Gefion and Gylfe, situated at Østbanegade 1921, between Stavangergade and Fridtjof Nansens Plads, is a pair of Romantic Nationalism, National Romantic high-end apartment buildings attached to each other by an archway across Mandalsgade in the Øs ...

(No. 19 and 21) are two apartment buildings connected by am archway across Mandalsgade. It was completed in 1902 to a design by

Philip Smidth Philip Smidth (3 May 1855 – 21 June 1938) was a prolific Danish architect in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His works included, commercial properties, high-end apartment buildings, hotels and hospitals. He worked in the Historicist styl ...

. Østerbro Fire Station (No. 99) was designed by

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and completed in 1901.

Public art

In the garden complex on Trondhjems Plads is Carl Johan Bonnesen's equestrian statue of ''Diana''. It was installed on the square in 1909 as a gift from

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. The underpass and outer wall of the raised railway at the end of Nordre Frihavnsgade is decorated with Ib Spand Olsen's illustrations from his childhood memoirs from Østerbro.

Transport

The

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stations

and

are located on the street. Østerport Station will also be the site of a station on the

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Image gallery

Image:Østbanegade 3.JPG, First part of the street Image:Østbanegade 4.JPG, Image:Glacisgaarden.JPG, No. 11: ''Glacisgaarden'' Image:Embassy of Ireland in Copenhagen.jpg, No. 21: ''Gylfe'', now the Irish Embassy in Copenhagen

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