Havnegade
Encyclopedia
Havnegade is a waterfront promenade in Copenhagen
, Denmark
, which runs between Børs Brisge
and the mouth of the Nyhavn
canal. For most of its length, after initially passing Bank of Denmark
, the street is lined with residential buildings built during the 1860s and 1870s as part of the redevelopment of the Gammelholm
area. It is the only place along Copenhagen's main harbourfront where residential buildings of the period face the water, although older warehouses and other industrial buildings elsewhere have been converted into residential use. The waterfront space is currently under redevelopment.
decommissioned its last operations in the area, which used to be a naval shipyard, and it came under urban redevelopment.
From about 1960 and until 1999, the street was a hub for tax-free ferries to Malmö
on the other side of the Øresund.
Plans to transform Havnegade into a promenade were put on hold in October 2008 due to budget cuts. In the spring of 2011 construction of the project finally began and it is expected to be completed in December 2011.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, which runs between Børs Brisge
Slotsholmen
Slotsholmen is an island in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, and part of Copenhagen Inner City. Bishop Absalon constructed the city's first castle on the island in 1166-67 at the site where Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament lies today...
and the mouth of the Nyhavn
Nyhavn
Nyhavn is a 17th century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants...
canal. For most of its length, after initially passing Bank of Denmark
Danmarks Nationalbank
Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is a non-eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks . The bank issues the Danish currency, the krone....
, the street is lined with residential buildings built during the 1860s and 1870s as part of the redevelopment of the Gammelholm
Gammelholm
Gammelholm is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in the city centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is bounded by the Nyhavn canal, Kongens Nytorv, Holmens Kanal, Niels Juels Gade and the waterfront along Havnegade...
area. It is the only place along Copenhagen's main harbourfront where residential buildings of the period face the water, although older warehouses and other industrial buildings elsewhere have been converted into residential use. The waterfront space is currently under redevelopment.
History
The street was created when the Royal Danish NavyRoyal Danish Navy
The Royal Danish Navy is the sea-based branch of the Danish Defence force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese territorial waters...
decommissioned its last operations in the area, which used to be a naval shipyard, and it came under urban redevelopment.
From about 1960 and until 1999, the street was a hub for tax-free ferries to Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
on the other side of the Øresund.
Plans to transform Havnegade into a promenade were put on hold in October 2008 due to budget cuts. In the spring of 2011 construction of the project finally began and it is expected to be completed in December 2011.
Buildings
- No 5 is Bank of DenmarkDanmarks NationalbankDanmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is a non-eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks . The bank issues the Danish currency, the krone....
, designed by Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenArne Emil Jacobsen, usually known as Arne Jacobsen, was a Danish architect and designer. He is remembered for contributing so much to architectural Functionalism as well as for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple but effective chair designs.-Early life and education:Arne Jacobsen was born...
as a replacement for its old building in Holmens KanalHolmens KanalHolmens 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 through traffic continues straight along Niels Juels... - No. 23 was originally a Navigation School designed by Ferdinand Meldahl and built from 1863-65.
- No. 29-31 was designed by Johan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel HerholdtJohan Daniel Herholdt was a Danish architect, professor and royal building inspector. He worked in the Historicist style and had a significant influence on Danish architecture during the second half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century...
for a groceer named Levin and built from 1865 to 1866. - No. 44, also known as the pencil casePencil caseA pencil case or pencil box is a container used to carry pencils. A pencil case can also contain a variety of other stationery such as a pencil sharpener, pens, erasers, a stapler, and a calculator....
was originally a custom house associated with the ferries to Sweden. It is now a restaurant complex owned by Terence ConranTerence ConranSir Terence Orby Conran, FCSD, is an English designer, restaurateur, retailer and writer.-Early life and education:Terence Conran was born in Kingston upon Thames, the son of Christina Mabel and South African-born Gerard Rupert Conran, a businessman who owned a rubber importation company in East...
.