Frederiksberg Runddel

Frederiksberg Runddel (lit. English:Frederiksberg Circus) is a space in front of the main entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens, at the end of Frederiksberg Allé, in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Frederiksberg Runddel, which in spite of its name has never been particularly round, was established around 1670, when Queen Sophie Amalie had a small summer residence built on the site where the main entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens now stands. The three-winged property became known as the Prince' House (da. Prinsens Gård) after it was passed on to Crown Prince Frederik (IV) who later, after his ascent to the throne, replaced it with Frederiksberg Palace on a nearby hilltop.

Nicolai Eigtved converted the south wing to an orangerie in 1744. After the main wing burnt down in 1753, it was not rebuilt, but instead the main entrance to Frederiksberg Have was established in 1755 between the two surviving wings.

On 22 October 1863, the English-owned Copenhagen Railway Company opened the fist tram line in Copenhagen which ran from Frederiksberg Runddel along Frederiksberg Allé and present day Strøget to Sankt Annæ Plads in the city centre.

The entrance gate to Frederiksberg Gardens was built in 1755 after the fire two years earlier. It was designed by Lauritz de Thurah who had become general master builder after Eigtved's death. The vases at the top of the two sandstone pillars were executed by the sculptor Johann Friedrich Hännel.

The Storm P. Museum, located on the corner of Pile Allé, is dedicated to the Danish humorist, cartoonist, painter and actor, Robert Storm Petersen, who is popularly known as Storm P.. Originally the local police station, this building from 1886 later served as the office of the local burials administration before it was converted into a museum.

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