Havnegade
 Havnegade seen from Papirøen | |
| Length | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
|---|---|
| Location | Indre By,Copenhagen,Denmark |
| Postal code | 1058 |
| Nearest metro station | Kongens Nytorv |
| Coordinates | 55°40′38″N12°35′26″E/ 55.67722°N 12.59056°E |
| Qest end | Golmens Kanal |
| Major junctions | Niels Juels Gade,Tordenskjoldsgade,Peder Skrams Gade,Cort Adelers Gade,Herluf Trolles Gade |
| East end | Nyhavn |
Havnegadeis a waterfront promenade in centralCopenhagen,Denmark,which runs along theInner HarbourbetweenKnippelsbroand the mouth of theNyhavncanal. Most of the street is lined with buildings from the 1860s and 1870s that were constructed as part of the redevelopment of theGammelholmnaval dockyards. It is the only place along Copenhagen's main harbourfront where residential buildings of that age face the water, although older warehouses and other industrial buildings elsewhere have been converted into residential use. The ModernistBank of Denmarkbuilding is located at the western end of the street.
History
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The street was created when theRoyal Danish Navydecommissioned its last operations in the area, which used to be a naval shipyard, and it came under urban redevelopment.[1]
From about 1960 and until 1999, the street was a hub for tax-free ferries toMalmöon the other side of theØresund.
Plans to transform Havnegade into apromenadewere put on hold in October 2008 due to budget cuts.[2]In the spring of 2011 construction of the project finally began and it is expected to be completed in December 2011.
Buildings
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The free-standing, oval building on the quay (No. 44), nicknamed thepencil casedue to irs shape, is a former custom house and ferry terminal. The building was designed by Kristoffer Varming in the Functionalist style and is from 1937. It has now been converted into a jazz club and restaunt complex calledThe Standard.
The first part of the street (No. 5) passesBank of Denmark.The Modernist building was designed byArne Jacobsenas a replacement for the National Bank's old building inHolmens Kanal
No. 23 is the formerNavigation Schooldesigned byFerdinand Meldahland built from 1863 to 1865.[3]
TheLevin House(No. 29) was designed byJohan Daniel Herholdtfor a grocer named Levin and built from 1865 to 1866.[4]The building served as headquarters forDanish Distillersbetween 1926 and 1968.[5]
No. 37, which now houses Hotel Copenhagen Strand, was built in 1870. No. 39 was built in 1869 and later came to serve as headquarters forNordisk Frøkontor( "Nordic Seed Office" ), a company founded in 1879, whose name is still seen on the façade. A passageway next to the building opens to a yard and a former warehouse on its rear.[6]The building has now been converted into serviced offices.
The last building in the street, on the corner with Nyhavn, is called The Navigators' House (Navigatørernes Hus, No. 55). Its rounded corner is topped by a dome designed in the style of adiving belland the façade is decorated withcaryatids.[7]
Public art
[edit]Kirsten Ortwed's sculpture,Full Lengthwas installed on the square in 2016.[8]
Ships
[edit]Havnegade is a hub for ferries to the Swedish islandVen.
The restaunt cruise ship Saga Queen for many years docked at Havnegade but was in 2012 sold and moved to London.[9]
Cultural references
[edit]Havnegade is used as a location in severalOlsen-bandenfilms, for instance inThe Olsen Gang in a Fix(0:45:17 ),[10]The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang(0:59:05 ),[11]andThe Olsen Gang Outta Sight(0:29:05).[12]
See also
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[edit]- ^"Havnegade"(in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk.Retrieved2011-10-05.
- ^"PROMENADE-PLANER AFLYST".Copenhagen X. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-19.Retrieved2009-11-25.
- ^"Havnegade 23-27 / Tordenskjoldsgade 34-34a"(in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-24.Retrieved2011-10-05.
- ^"Havnegade 29-31 / Tordenskjoldsgade 33"(in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-02.Retrieved2011-10-05.
- ^"Havnegade 29 - Levns Gård".Karberghus. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-15.Retrieved2014-09-22.
- ^"Havnegade 39"(in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-05-05.Retrieved2014-07-22.
- ^"Havnegade 55 / Nyhavn 44".indenforvoldene.dk.Retrieved2014-07-22.
- ^"Havnegade i København".2014-07-22(in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon 2017-03-12.Retrieved2017-03-09.
- ^"Saga Queen solgt"(in Danish). Søfart.Retrieved2014-07-22.
- ^"Film 2 Olsenbanden på spanden Die Olsenbande in der Klemme".olsenbande-homepage.de(in German).Retrieved2014-05-29.
- ^"Film 6 Olsen Bandens sidste bedrifter / Der (voraussichtlich) letzte Streich der Olsenbande".olsenbande-homepage.de(in German).Retrieved5 October2017.
- ^"Film 9 Olsen Banden deruda / Die Olsenbande schlägt wieder zu".olsenbande-homepage.de(in German).Retrieved5 October2017.
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