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Borups Allé
Borups Allé is a major artery in the northwestern part of inner Copenhagen, Denmark. The 3.2 km long street runs from Jagtvej at Nuuks Plads in the southeast to Bellahøj in the northwest. Just before Hulgårdsvej, part of Ring 2, Borups Allé is joined by Bispeengbuen, an elevated road section that connects it to Åboulevard-Ågade and H. C. Andersens Boulevard in the city centre. The rest of Borups Allé is the first leg of the National Road 16, part of the Danish national road network. It continues as a six-lane road to Frederikssundsvej where it becomes Hareskovvej and later the Hillerød Motorway at Utterslev Mose.
Borups Allé is the direct continuation of Rantzausgade. The initial part of the street passes below the elevated Bispeengbuen viaduct and Ringbanen S-train line. The former is located on the border between Copenhagen's Nørrebro district and Frederiksberg Municipality. Borups Allé No. 105–143 and 102–156 are located in Frederiksberg. The street then passes through Nordvest on its way to Bellahøj in Brønshøj where it turns into Hareskovvej after Frederikssundsvej and shortly thereafter the Hillerød Motorway at Utterslev Mose.
Construction of the road began in 1902. It received its current name following the Conservative politician Ludvig Christian Borup's unexpected death on 18 January 1903, just one week after he had participated in the inauguration of the new Copenhagen City Hall. He had served as Mayor of Finances (Finansborgmester) since 1884. The new street name was officially adopted by Copenhagen City Council on 21 December 1903 and by Frederiksberg Municipal Council on 14 December 1903.
Borups Allé was initially a tree-lined avenue that passed through fairly rural surroundings. It crossed the small Ladegårdsåen River on a bridge. Brønshøj, which also comprised present-day Bispebjerg district, had only recently been merged into Copenhagen. The city reserved large areas of land for public housing but development was initially slow due to a low demand for housing at the time. In 1908, Copenhagen had 11,000 empty apartments.
In the early 1920s te situation had dramatically changed with increasing housing shortage and many large residential projects were built over the following decades. The street was widened in the 1960s to accommodate the pressure from car traffic. Bispeengbuen was constructed between 1970 and 1972.
Kay Fisker's Neoclassical Hornbækhus from 1923 is one of the finest examples of the large residential perimeter blocks that were built in Copenhagen in the 1920s. It is 200 metres long and 80 metres wide and contains 290 apartments. The building occupies the block bounded by Borups Allé (No. 5–23), Hornbækgade (No. 2-10), Skotterupgade No. 13–19) and Ågade (No. 116–134). It surrounds a green space designed by Gudmund Nyeland Brandt.
Borups Plads (Borup's Square) is another Neoclassical apartment block, fronting a small public space on the corner with Lundtoftegade. It was designed by Alf Cock-Clausen for the city and completed in 1924.
The Telephone House (No. 43) replaced the similarly named building in Nørregade as headquarters of KTAS (now TDC). The company still owns the building but is now headquartered in South Harbour. With its tower and location next to Bispeengbuen, the building is a visible landmark in the area.
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Borups Allé
Borups Allé is a major artery in the northwestern part of inner Copenhagen, Denmark. The 3.2 km long street runs from Jagtvej at Nuuks Plads in the southeast to Bellahøj in the northwest. Just before Hulgårdsvej, part of Ring 2, Borups Allé is joined by Bispeengbuen, an elevated road section that connects it to Åboulevard-Ågade and H. C. Andersens Boulevard in the city centre. The rest of Borups Allé is the first leg of the National Road 16, part of the Danish national road network. It continues as a six-lane road to Frederikssundsvej where it becomes Hareskovvej and later the Hillerød Motorway at Utterslev Mose.
Borups Allé is the direct continuation of Rantzausgade. The initial part of the street passes below the elevated Bispeengbuen viaduct and Ringbanen S-train line. The former is located on the border between Copenhagen's Nørrebro district and Frederiksberg Municipality. Borups Allé No. 105–143 and 102–156 are located in Frederiksberg. The street then passes through Nordvest on its way to Bellahøj in Brønshøj where it turns into Hareskovvej after Frederikssundsvej and shortly thereafter the Hillerød Motorway at Utterslev Mose.
Construction of the road began in 1902. It received its current name following the Conservative politician Ludvig Christian Borup's unexpected death on 18 January 1903, just one week after he had participated in the inauguration of the new Copenhagen City Hall. He had served as Mayor of Finances (Finansborgmester) since 1884. The new street name was officially adopted by Copenhagen City Council on 21 December 1903 and by Frederiksberg Municipal Council on 14 December 1903.
Borups Allé was initially a tree-lined avenue that passed through fairly rural surroundings. It crossed the small Ladegårdsåen River on a bridge. Brønshøj, which also comprised present-day Bispebjerg district, had only recently been merged into Copenhagen. The city reserved large areas of land for public housing but development was initially slow due to a low demand for housing at the time. In 1908, Copenhagen had 11,000 empty apartments.
In the early 1920s te situation had dramatically changed with increasing housing shortage and many large residential projects were built over the following decades. The street was widened in the 1960s to accommodate the pressure from car traffic. Bispeengbuen was constructed between 1970 and 1972.
Kay Fisker's Neoclassical Hornbækhus from 1923 is one of the finest examples of the large residential perimeter blocks that were built in Copenhagen in the 1920s. It is 200 metres long and 80 metres wide and contains 290 apartments. The building occupies the block bounded by Borups Allé (No. 5–23), Hornbækgade (No. 2-10), Skotterupgade No. 13–19) and Ågade (No. 116–134). It surrounds a green space designed by Gudmund Nyeland Brandt.
Borups Plads (Borup's Square) is another Neoclassical apartment block, fronting a small public space on the corner with Lundtoftegade. It was designed by Alf Cock-Clausen for the city and completed in 1924.
The Telephone House (No. 43) replaced the similarly named building in Nørregade as headquarters of KTAS (now TDC). The company still owns the building but is now headquartered in South Harbour. With its tower and location next to Bispeengbuen, the building is a visible landmark in the area.
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