Øster Voldgade
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Øster Voldgade together with Vester Voldgade
Vester Voldgade
Vester Voldgade is a street in Copenhagen, Denmark which runs from Jarmers Plads to the waterfront between Frederiksholms Kanal and Langebro, passing the City Hall Square on the way....

 and Nørre Voldgade
Nørre Voldgade
Nørre Voldgade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs north-east from Jarmers Plads for approximately 600 metres to Gothersgade where it turns into Øster Voldgade...

, forms a succession of large streets which arches around thhe central and oldest part of the Zealand side of Copenhagen
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...

. It runs north-east from Gothersgade
Gothersgade
Gothersgade is a major street in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It extends from Kongens Nytorv to Sortedam Lake, passing Rosenborg Castle and Gardens, Nørreport Station and Copenhagen Botanic Gardens on the way....

 at Nørreport Station
Nørreport station
Nørreport Station is a mainline railway, S-train and Copenhagen Metro station located in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the busiest train station in the country, serving 300,000 people daily, including passengers not stepping off. There are 165.000 leaving or entering trains including the metro...

 to Georg Brandes Plads, between the Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden
The University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden , usually referred to simply as Copenhagen Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark...

 and Rosenborg Castle Gardens
Rosenborg Castle Gardens
Rosenborg Castle Gardens is Copenhagen's oldest and most visited park with 2.5 million visitors per year.-The Renaissance gardens:...

, and continues straight to a large junction at the southern end of Oslo Plads
Oslo Plads
Oslo Plads is a public square in the Østerbro area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The square received its name in 1962. Before then, the square was part of the street Østerbrogade...

, near Østerport Station
Østerport station
Østerport station is a railway station in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by most S-trains, Kystbanen and other regional trains, as well as some InterCity trains.The station is used by approximately 30,000 passengers each day.-History:...

, where it turns into Folke Bernadotte Allé

History

Øster Voldgade was originally a smaller street which ran on the inside of the new East Rampart, built in the 1650s to replace the old East Rampart which followed present day Gothersgade, thereby incorporating a large new area known as New Copenhagen into the fortified city.

Gothersgade to Sølvgade

  • Rosenborg Barracks
    Rosenborg Barracks
    Rosenborg Barracks , one of two barracks of the Royal Danish Life Guard, is located next to Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark...

     (addressed on Gothersgade)
  • Østervold Observatory
    Østervold Observatory
    Østervold Observatory is a former astronomical observatory in Copenhagen, Denmark owned and operated by the University of Copenhagen . It opened in 1861 as a replacement for the University's old observatory at Rundetårn....

    , perched on top of the former Rosen-borg Rosenborg Bastion, hidden from the street by tall trees
  • Museum of Geology

Sølvgade to Oslo Plads

  • Danish National Gallery
    Statens Museum for Kunst
    Statens Museum for Kunst is the Danish national gallery located in Copenhagen....

     (address on Georg Brandes Plads)
  • DSB Headquarters, (address on Georg Brandes Plads), the former Sølvgade Barracks
  • Nyboder
    Nyboder
    Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time...

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