H. C. Andersens Boulevard
Rådhuspladsen | |
Coordinates | 55°40′28.67″N 12°34′12.11″E / 55.6746306°N 12.5700306°E |
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Northwest end | Jarmers Plads |
Major junctions | Vesterbrogade |
Southeast end | Langebro |
H. C. Andersens Boulevard is the most densely trafficked artery in central
History
Vestre Boulevard
H. C. Andersens Boulevard, originally known as Vestre Boulevard, was planned after Copenhagen's fortifications had been decommissioned and roughly follows the course of the moat which ran outside the West Rampart. It was inspired by Vienna's
First expansion
When Lange Bridge was replaced with a new bridge in 1903, it was built as a direct continuation of Vestre Boulevard. The Dante Column was installed in front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in 1922 and the surrounding section of the street was renamed Dantes Plads. [4]
New name and expansion
During World War II, the broad central reservation was used for construction of bunkers. Soon after the war, the lanes were widened in response to increasing car traffic. In 1954, a new Lange Bridge opened as a direct continuation of Vestre Boulevard to release the pressure on the more narrow Vester Voldgade.[3]
Buildings
- No. 10 (Tegneskolen for Kvinder, 1880) was built as an art school for women.
- Copenhagen Central Fire Station (No. 23) was built in 1898.
- The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and the Carlsberg Foundation shares the building at No. 35.
- Hotel Nobis Copenhagen /formerly Royal Danish Academy of Music)
- Industriens Hus
Public art, monuments and memorials
- Dante Column
- Little Horn-Blower
References
- ^ "Vand blev til land" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Fra industribygning til Industriens Hus" (in Danish). Selskabet for Københavns Historie. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2013-07-18.
- ^ a b "Fra promenade til motorgade" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "Vester Boulevard". gamle-dage.dk. Retrieved 2013-07-19.