Jarmers Plads


Jarmers Plads is a road junction and public space in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name after Jarmers Tower, the ruin of a Medieval tower which used to be part of the Fortification Ring which surrounded the city until the mid 19th century.

History

When Copenhagen's fortifications were decommissioned in the second half of the 19th century, the ramparts were leveled and the moat filled in. Jarmer's Tower was long gone but the site was excavated in connection with the Nordic Exhibition of 1888 and the remains of the tower were afterwards restored as a ruin to commemorate the city's past as a fortified city.

Im 1913, it was decided to built a new head office for Østifternes Kreditforening at the site. An architectural competition for the design of the building was won by Ulrik Plesner and Valdemar Dan and the building was completed in 1916. Ot was demolished in 1954 when H. C. Andersens Boulevard was [connected wto Gyldenløvesgade. The only connection between the two streets had until then been the relatively narrow street Jarmersgade.
The area outside Realkredit Danmark's building at 2 Jarmers Plads was redesigned by Hansted Holscher Arkitekter in 1996-97.

Today

Jarmers Plads is divided in two by road lanes. The largest area is located adjacent to Ørsted Park.
A grassy area with the ruin of Harmer's Tower is located at the corner of H. C. Andersens Boulevard and Nørregade. A copy of Auguste Cain sculpture Lion and Lioness stands next to the ruin. As indicated by the name, it shows a lion and a lioness fighting over a wild boar. The sculpture was created in 1879 and the copy was installed at the site in 1889 as a gift from Carl Jacobsen's Albertina Foundation.