Asylgade
{{Short description|Street in Copenhagen, Denmark}}
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| image = Asylgade.jpg
| image_size = 320px
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| location = Copenhagen, Denmark
| quarter = Indre By
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| metro = Kongens Nytorv
| coordinates = {{coord|55|40|42|N|12|35|1.92|E}}
| direction_a = North
| terminus_a = Vingårdsstræde
| direction_b = South
| terminus_b = Laksegade
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Asylgade (lit. "Asylum Street") is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vingårdstræde in the north to Laksegade in the south.
History
File:Asylgade by Frederik Riise.jpg
The street was originally called Nellikegade.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/nedlagte-gader-og-straeder|title=Nedlagte gader og stræder|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}} Copenhagen's first daycare (Asylum) for children of women working outside the home opened at No. 11 in 1835.{{cite web|url=http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/indre-by/asylgade/|title=Asylgade|language=Danish|website=hovedstadshistorie.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}} The street received its current name after it in 1859. The institution moved to new premises in Adelgade in 1937.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade|title=Astlgade|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}
Buildings
The corner building at Asylgade 2 / Vingårdstræde 9 was built in 1797 for ship builder Lars Larsen.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-2-4-vingaardstraede-9-11-m-fl|title=Asylgade 2-4 / Vingårdstræde 9-11 / Dybensgade 2-4|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}} The corner building at Asylgade 8 / Dybensgade 1 was built by master builder Johan Diderich Backhausen (1771–1850) in 1796. Nest to it is a four-bay, four-storey building.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-8-laksegade-12-14-dybensgade-1-5|title=Asylgade 8 / Laksegade 12-14 / Dybensgade 1-5|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}
The building at Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 8-10 was built in 1914-1916 for Landmandsbanken to design by Bernhard Ingemann.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-7-laksegade-4-10-m-fl|title=Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 4-10 / Vingårdstræde 3 / Bremerholm 33-39 / Holmens Kanal 2-18 / Laksegade 5-11 / Vingårdstræde 1|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}} The building at Asylgade 1-3 /corner with Vingårdsstræde) is a multi-storey parking facility from 1969. It was designed by Tyge Holm & Flemming Grut.{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-1-3|title=Asylgade 1-3|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade Asylgade] at indenforvoldene.dk