Nansensgade
Nansensgade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is known for its abundance of cafés and trendy shops and plays host to an annual street festival. Located in front of the local community centre, Charlotte Ammundsens Plads is an urban space which connects Nansensgade to Nørregade
Nansensgade is one of several new streets that were created on the former glacis outside the North Rampart after Copenhagen's Bastioned Fortifications were decommissioned. The area was released by the military and purchased by the government in 1864. Nansensgade was completed along with Nørre Søgade, Nørre Farimagsgade in August 1873.
The street is named after Hans Nansen, mayor of Copenhagen and a close of king Frederick III.
Nansensgade School (No. 44–46) was designed by Niels Sigfred Nebelong and opened in 1870. The Danner House was founded by Countess Danner and is now a support centre for women. The building was designed by Theodor Zeltner and completed in 1875.
Ibsens Hotel is located at No. 23. The Lutheran Mission House (No. 94) was built for Danish Lutheran Mission in 1895 to a design by Valdemar Ingemann.
Mogens Heide's sculpture Chicken Feet and Bjørn Nørgaard's sculpture Borne were installed in the street in 1983.
Coordinates: 55°41′03″N 12°33′58″E / 55.6842°N 12.5661°E
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