Sønder Boulevard
Encyclopedia
Sønder Voulevard is a boulevard in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen
, Denmark
, whose broad central reserve has been turned into a park strip with various facilities for sports and other activities. It extends from Halmtorvet
and continues south-west to Enghavevej at Enghave station
.
, which opened in 1847. In 1864, the rail line was moved to a more northern corse through, through Frederiksberg
, before being moved to its current position just south of Sønder Boulevard in 1911. The portion of the abandoned railway terrain closest to the city was transformed into a street known as Ny Stormgade, but Sønder Boulevard in its current form was established in 1905. The name was chosen to complement Vester Boulevard (en. West Boulevard), which was re-named H. C. Andersens Boulevard in 1954.
In World War II
, a stray British bomb hit No. 106 and exploded during Operation Carthage
on 21 March 1945
, killing 11 people in the building.
Sønder Boulevard was long a dilapidated thoroughfare dominated by traffic. The elm tree
s which originally lined it were hit by Dutch elm disease
and had to be removed.
After Halmtorvet was refurbished between 1999 and 2003, Sønder Boulevard was given similar treatment from 2005 to 2007. The project was designed by SLA.
theme, a ball cage, a track for BMX bike
s and seating areas with very different ambiances.
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...
, whose broad central reserve has been turned into a park strip with various facilities for sports and other activities. It extends from Halmtorvet
Halmtorvet
Halmtorvet is a public square in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located next to Copenhagen Central Station in front of the Meat District...
and continues south-west to Enghavevej at Enghave station
Enghave station
Enghave station is an S-train station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The station opened on November 11, 1911. S-train service commenced on November 1, 1934, and today the station is serviced by trains on Vestbanen and Frederikssundbanen....
.
History
Sønder Boulevard follows the initial stretch of Denmarks first railway, the West Line between Copenhagen and RoskildeRoskilde
Roskilde is the main city in Roskilde Municipality, Denmark on the island of Zealand. It is an ancient city, dating from the Viking Age and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network....
, which opened in 1847. In 1864, the rail line was moved to a more northern corse through, through Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
, before being moved to its current position just south of Sønder Boulevard in 1911. The portion of the abandoned railway terrain closest to the city was transformed into a street known as Ny Stormgade, but Sønder Boulevard in its current form was established in 1905. The name was chosen to complement Vester Boulevard (en. West Boulevard), which was re-named H. C. Andersens Boulevard in 1954.
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, a stray British bomb hit No. 106 and exploded during Operation Carthage
Operation Carthage
Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a controversial British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, Gestapo headquarters, in the city centre, a building that had been used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish...
on 21 March 1945
1945 in Denmark
-Incumbents:* Monarch - HM Christian X* Prime minister - German military rule , Vilhelm Buhl , Knud Kristensen-Events:...
, killing 11 people in the building.
Sønder Boulevard was long a dilapidated thoroughfare dominated by traffic. The elm tree
Elm
Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae. The dozens of species are found in temperate and tropical-montane regions of North America and Eurasia, ranging southward into Indonesia. Elms are components of many kinds of natural forests...
s which originally lined it were hit by Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease
Dutch elm disease is a disease caused by a member of the sac fungi category, affecting elm trees which is spread by the elm bark beetle. Although believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease has been accidentally introduced into America and Europe, where it has devastated native...
and had to be removed.
After Halmtorvet was refurbished between 1999 and 2003, Sønder Boulevard was given similar treatment from 2005 to 2007. The project was designed by SLA.
Design and favilities
The boulevard has sections with different forms of vegetation such as lawns and perennial gardens. Facilities include a playground with a shipwreckShipwreck
A shipwreck is what remains of a ship that has wrecked, either sunk or beached. Whatever the cause, a sunken ship or a wrecked ship is a physical example of the event: this explains why the two concepts are often overlapping in English....
theme, a ball cage, a track for BMX bike
BMX bike
A BMX bike or BMX is the name of a popular bicycle used for both casual use and sport, and designed mainly for dirt and motocross cycling...
s and seating areas with very different ambiances.
Buildings
Most of the boulevard is lined with typical Copenhagen five-storey residential buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century. Absalon's Church, at no. 73, was designed by Arthur Wittmaack and built from 1926 to 1934.External links
- Sønder Boulevard on SLA's website
- Sønder Boulevard with images on online architecture guide