Nørrebrogade is the principal shopping street of the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen , Denmark . It runs from The Lakes in the southeast to Nørrebro station in the northwest, linking Frederiksborggade and Queen Louise's Bridge with Frederikssundsvej. The street passes Assistens Cemetery , Nørrebro Runddel and the Superkilen linear park. Buildings include the multipurpose venue Nørrebrohallen and two churches.
14-496: Nørrebrogade originates in the road that led in and out of Copenhagen's Northern City Gate. Few buildings were located along the road due to the so-called Demarcation Line enforced restrictions on the construction of buildings outside Copenhagen's fortifications. The road was built over after the demarcation line was moved to the lakes in 1952. Alderstrøst (No. 9) was built by Håndværkerforeningen in 1860 - 1862 to provide affordable housing for old craftsmen. The Neoclassical building
28-468: A residential building on Nørrebrogade from 1895, a factory building facing Stengade from 1876 and a factory building with Mansard roof from 1911 designed by Alfred Thomsen in the courtyard. The complex was declared a Danish Industrial Heritage Site in 2007 and was listed in 2008. The Gracedigger's House (No. 67) was built in 1805 by Jens Bang. The building was listed in 1959. KEA – Copenhagen School of Design and Technology 's Empire Campus (No. 66), which
42-454: Is a traditional Scandinavian unit of distance similar to the north German elle : roughly 60 centimeters. The Danish alen, also used in Norway, was equal to 62.77 centimeters (2 Danish fod ). The Swedish aln was 59.38 centimeters. For a full list of old Danish measures, and their metric equivalents, see this Danish website . This standards - or measurement -related article is
56-417: Is located opposite the cemetery, was established in 2011–2013. It is partly based in a complex of old, industrial buildings which were adapted for their current use by Bertelsen & Scheving Arkitekter. The apartment building Uranienborg (No. 168) is from 1902 and was designed by Anton Rosen . The Functionalist Zøllnerhus (No. 174-176) is from 1934-1936 and was designed by Charles I. Schou and Erik Kragh. It
70-575: Is now used as a multi-purpose venue. A gable facing Ravnsborggade features a large mural of a girl on a bicycle. It was painted by the Finnish-Danish painter Seppo Matinens in the 1990s. Om the wall to Assistens Cemetery is Jørgen Haugen Sørensen 's sculpture The Angular Ones support, and the Smooth Ones Slip from 1984. On Aksel Larsens Plads stands Bjørn Nørgaard 's sculpture A Farewell To Arms from 2009. Nørrebro station at
84-465: The Nørrebro district of Copenhagen , Denmark . The oldest is located on Nørrebrogade (Nørrebrogade 17, Baggesensgade 10 and Blågårdsgade 9). The other one is located at the corner of Nørre Allé (No. 15–19) and Møllegade (No. 28–30). The Nørreborgade complex is no longer owned by Håndværkerforeningen. On a board meeting in 1852, the idea was conceived for a "collection lottery" which
98-783: The north end of the street is located on the S-train system's Ring Line . It is also home to one of the stations on the operated City Circle Line of the Copenhagen Metro . Another City Circle Line station is located at Nørrebro Runddel. Bus line 5C runs through the street. 55°41′32″N 12°33′07″E / 55.6922°N 12.5520°E / 55.6922; 12.5520 Alderstr%C3%B8st Alderstrøst refers to two residential complexes built by Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen to provide affordable housing for elderly, indigent members and their widows in
112-731: The older buildings. In 1936, Haandværkerforeningen launched an architectural competition for a third Alderstrøst in Emdrup . The competition was won by Henning Hansen but the complex was instead given the name Håndværkerhaven (The Craftsman Garden). The complex is no longer owned by Håndværkerforeningen but is now a section of FSBbolig. The complex on Nørre Allé was refurbished for DKK 22+ millions between 2003 and 2008 by AI-gruppen A/S and MT Højgaard. The complex now contains 156 apartments. 55°41′34.7″N 12°33′34.3″E / 55.692972°N 12.559528°E / 55.692972; 12.559528 Alen (unit of length) Alen or aln
126-412: The time of its inauguration, the complex contained 35 free residences and 226 residences with low rent. Im 1937-38, Håndforeningen purchased Bræstrups Stiftelse at Nørre Allé 17. The building was demolished and replaced by a new building designed by Henning Hansen. It is designed in a restrained, Functionalist style with horizontal lines in the brickwork and with use of building materials similar to those of
140-454: Was acquired on the corner of Møllegade and Nørre Allé in 1892. The side on Nørre Allé flanked Bræstrups Stiftelse, anothercharitable housing complex. The new building was designed by Thorvald Sørensen, Theodor Sørensen's son. The foundation stone for the new building was set on 16 January 1893 and it was completed in 1895. The complex consisted of a main wing on Møllegade, both of which in five storeys, and twofour-storey buildings on Nørre Allé. At
154-401: Was charged with the design of the first residences. The building was completed in 1863. It was expanded with a new wing on Baggesengade and a connecting building in 1870–71. The complex was expanded again in 1870 when a new wing was built on Blågårdsgade. All the buildings are in four or five storeys and the complex originally contained 194 homes. A new, 15,848 square alen (5,708 m ) site
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#1732798173526168-445: Was designed by Theodor Sørensen. It was later followed by another housing complex by the same name on Nørre Allé . The Sacrament Church (No. 27), located as a point de vue opposite Fælledvej , is a Roman Catholic church. It was consecrated in 1917. Rud. Rasmussen's furniture workshop (No. 45) was established at the site in the 1870s and is still active in the manufacturing of many Danish furniture classics. The complex consists of
182-471: Was listed in 2006. Completed in 1874 to design by Ludvig Knudsen , St. Stephen's Church (Mo. 191) was the second church N'rrebro. No. 198 is the former headquarters of the Danish, machine factory and iron foundry Atlas . The building was designed by Alfred Thomsen. A painted advertisement for Atlas refrigerators is still seen on the gable of No. 200. Nørrebrohallen (No. 208) is a former carriage house which
196-446: Was to raise funds for the construction of affordable housing for elderly craftsmen in Copenhagen but the lottery was not approved by the authorities until 1857. The Alderstrøst Foundation was established by in 1862.Other contributions came from gifts and grants. An 11,606 square alen (4,180 m ) site on Nørrebrogade was acquired the architect Theodor Sørensen, who had recently completed St. John's Church , Nørrebro's first church,
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