Admiralgade


Admiralgade is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Nikolaj Plads in the north to Holmens Kanal in the south.

History

Admiralgade was created in the middle of the 16th century and was home to a number of residences for naval officers. Admiralgården, the Admiral's official residence, was built at the southern corner of Admiralgade with Dybensgade in 1565. Peder Munk was the last admiral to reside in the building. From 1596, the building was used for the storage of body armors but the name Admiralgade is seen in documents from 1653 and 1668.
Skipperboderne, a development of row houses for naval personnel, was built in the area between and Bremerholm between 1614 and 1622. Skipperhusene and the other buildings in the street were destroyed in the Copenahgen Fire of 1728 but when they were again destroyed by fire in the Fire of 1795 they were not rebuilt but replaced by taller buildings.

Buildings and residents

N. 17-25 and No. 20-24 all date from the late 1790s and are listed. The Bormeister House at No. 29 was built in 1797—98 for J. E. Burmeister. No. 17 is an old warehouse. The theatre Boldhus Teatret is based in No. 26. It opened in a former paper storage in 1965 and has an ambition to be "smallest, bravest and strangest".
The office building at No. 27-31 is from 1960 and was built for the insurance company Forsikringsselskabet Haand i Haand .