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Borups Allé

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149: 207: 269: 123: 226: 1082: 174: 184:'s Neoclassical Hornbækhus from 1923 is one of the finest examples of the large residential 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 249: 192: 1092: 17: 256:
Genforeningspladsen ('Reunion Square') is located to the south of Borups Allé and Hulgårdsvej. The development consists of eight residential blocks surrounding a sports ground with facilities for soccer, tennis and a running course which is turned into a 400-metre ice skating circuit in winter. The
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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.
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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
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residential buildings were designed by different architects and built between 1919 and 1932. They are arranged according to strictly symmetrical plans centred on an axis with various urban spaces and landscape elements that run from the top of the green
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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
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Across the street from Gandhi's Lawn, between Vibevej and Mågevej, is another residential development, Grønnegaarden (No. 180-198), a two-storey block from 1923 designed by
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Borups Plads (Borup's Square) is another Neoclassical apartment block, fronting a small public space on the corner with Lundtoftegade. It was designed by
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Borups Allé shortly after its establishment as viewed from the corner of Hornbækgade and Agade. Hørsholmgade is seen in the background to the right
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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.
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where it turns into Hareskovvej after Frederikssundsvej and shortly thereafter the Hillerød Motorway at
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Bellahøj Swimming Stadium is located at the southwestern corner of Borups Allé and Frederikssundsvej.
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as headquarters of KTAS (now TDC). The company still owns the building but is now headquartered in
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on 21 December 1903 and by Frederiksberg Municipal Council on 14 December 1903.
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The Telephone House (No. 43) replaced the similarly named building in
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Borups Allé with the Telephone House's tower visible in the background
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in the city centre. The rest of Borups Allé is the first leg of the
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to Gandhis Plæne at Borups Allé. The name refers to the
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is a major artery in the northwestern part of inner
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Jagtvej
Nuuks Plads
Bellahøj
Ring 2
Åboulevard-Ågade
H. C. Andersens Boulevard
National Road 16
Danish national road network
Utterslev Mose
Rantzausgade
Ringbanen
S-train line
Nørrebro
Frederiksberg Municipality
Nordvest
Bellahøj
Brønshøj
Utterslev Mose

Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen City Council

Frederik Riise

Kay Fisker
Gudmund Nyeland Brandt

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