Kristianiagade


Kristianiagade is a street located close to Østerport station in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Buildings in the street include Domus Medica, a former noble town mansion which now houses the Danish Medical Association. The west side of the street is mostly lined with late 19th century villas of which several now serve as embassies.

History

The street is located at the site of Grønlands Lynette, Stavangergade, Trondhjemsgade and Trondhjems Plads and Mandalsgade .

Notable buildings and structures

Completed in 1858 to a Historicist design by Ferdinand Meldahl, the former Institute for the Blind, located in a depressed area on the west side of the street, is the oldest building in the area. It is located well below street level as a result of a dry moat which was located in front of Grønlands Lynette. The building now houses an institution for children.
Most of the other buildings on the west side of the street are villas from the 1890s and 1900s. The villa at No. 1 is from 1896 and was designed by Andreas Clemmensen. Otto Mønsted's villa at No. 5 was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup. Magasin du Nord co-founder Emil Vett's next-door villa at No. 7 was completed in 1898 to design by Johan Schrøder. No. 5 and 7 and now houses the Russian embassy. The Egyptian embassy is based in the villa at No. 19 and the Spanish embassy is based in the villa at No. 21. The latter is from 1908 and was designed by Emanuel Monberg.
in 1948 after their former headquarters in Amaliegade had been destroyed during the war.

G. A. Hagemanns Kollegium is a hall of residence founded by Gustav Adolph Hagemann in 1908. The building was designed by Albert Jensen. It provides accommodation for 62 students of which at least two thirds have to be from the Technical University of Denmark.
The building with the turnet on the corner with Stavangergade was designed by Philip Smidth and is from 1907. He has also designed several other buildings in the area.

Transport

The nearest railway station are Østerport, served both by S-trains and the Copenhagen Metro City Circle Line.