306:
321:
219:
227:
355:
333:
157:
192:
24:
253:
The severe cholera outbreak which hit
Copenhagen in the summer of 1853 made it clear that the canal posed a hazard to the health of the population. When the Navy decommissioned their last operations in the area in 1859, it was decided to fill the canal in connection with the redevelopment of the
374:
and cast in bronze. In 2002 the city council decided to move the statue to a new site on the waterfront to make way for a more efficient distribution of the traffic at its busy junction. This decision was met with severe criticism, including protests from the
305:
199:
A street named Størrestrædet ran along the street from circa 1650. It was part of a small new neighborhood in which most of the streets—;with names such as
180:. The moat in front of the rampart was dug in 1606 and became known as the Canal of Holmen (Holmens Kanal) when it was expanded to serve as a new harbour for the
177:
458:
508:
266:
The new street was inaugurated in 1864. It was the first street in
Copenhagen to be installed with pavements and individually numbered houses.
647:
143:. The street was originally a canal, hence the name, but was filled in the 1860s. Today it is dominated by bank and government buildings.
608:
83:
652:
550:
403:
320:
367:
395:
steals a suitcase with money from a bank in
Holmens Kanal by replacing it with another suitcase at0:56:18 in the 1972
242:
on the other side of the harbour. Holmens Kanal deteriorated into an open sewer fed by the city's extensive system of
376:
185:
332:
169:
462:
380:
274:
270:
349:
247:
71:
218:
206:
Several public buildings was situated along the canal, including the
General Commissioner's Office (
203:, Ulkegade, Hummergade and Delfingade—;were named after fish species and other sea creatures.
416:
235:
136:
226:
181:
354:
296:
287:
161:
140:
314:
headquarters seen along
Holmens Kanal with Arhe Jacobsen's National Bank in the background
436:
392:
371:
239:
156:
128:
641:
243:
487:
191:
397:
571:
311:
529:
363:
255:
173:
132:
120:
49:
623:
610:
98:
85:
246:
and a notorious nesting ground for rats which were a menace to the adjacent
200:
23:
600:
124:
45:
53:
572:"Film 4 Olsen Bandens store kup / Die Olsenbande und ihr grosser Coup"
234:
The canal lost its practical use after the naval fleet relocated to
190:
366:
was installed in 1881 to commemorate his achievements in the
28:
A view down Åbenrå from the northern end of the street
172:
extended
Copenhagen's East Rampart straight through
139:while the through traffic continues straight along
77:
67:
59:
41:
33:
184:after its ships had become too large to enter the
551:"Søhelten Niels Juel bliver stående på sin plads"
277:was built in the street between 1865 and 1870.
131:for one block to a junction with a statue of
8:
482:
480:
258:neighbourhood, converting it into a street.
16:
250:and other prominent buildings in the area.
15:
370:in 1677. It was designed by the sculptor
353:
225:
217:
155:
461:. hovedstadshistorie.dk. Archived from
459:"Da man sejlede i Holmens Kanal=Danish"
437:"Da man sejlede i Holmens Kanal=Danish"
428:
301:
123:. Part of the main thoroughfare of the
176:as part of his upgrade of the city's
7:
238:, a newly reclaimed area north of
14:
331:
319:
304:
22:
532:(in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk
230:The canal is being filled, 1864
222:The canal is being filled, 1864
168:Holmens Kanal was created when
1:
135:where it turns right towards
119:is a short street in central
488:"Da Holmens Kanal var kloak"
648:Former canals in Copenhagen
669:
404:The Olsen Gang's Big Score
383:decided to stop the move.
347:
37:385 m (1,263 ft)
21:
271:National Bank of Denmark
214:Conversion into a street
208:Generalkommissionariatet
490:(in Danish). Berlingske
269:A new building for the
160:Holmens Kanal with the
99:55.68028°N 12.5859528°E
576:olsenbande-homepage.de
553:(in Danish). Politiken
511:(in Danish). Gyldendal
381:Danish Heritage Agency
359:
231:
223:
196:
165:
653:Streets in Copenhagen
358:The Niels Juel statue
357:
275:Johan Daniel Herholdt
229:
221:
194:
159:
68:Nearest metro station
362:The large statue of
350:Statue of Niels Juel
195:Generalkommisariatet
104:55.68028; 12.5859528
624:55.6778°N 12.5858°E
620: /
465:on 22 November 2018
387:Cultural references
338:Ministry of Defence
292:No 7: Grøns Varehus
95: /
18:
379:, and in 2003 the
377:Royal Naval Museum
368:Battle of Køge Bay
360:
232:
224:
197:
166:
127:, it extends from
344:Niels Juel statue
114:
113:
660:
635:
634:
632:
631:
630:
629:55.6778; 12.5858
625:
621:
618:
617:
616:
613:
588:
587:
585:
583:
568:
562:
561:
559:
558:
547:
541:
540:
538:
537:
526:
520:
519:
517:
516:
505:
499:
498:
496:
495:
484:
475:
474:
472:
470:
455:
449:
448:
446:
444:
433:
417:Sankt Annæ Plads
335:
323:
308:
297:Church of Holmen
288:Erichsen Mansion
162:Church of Holmen
141:Niels Juels Gade
110:
109:
107:
106:
105:
100:
96:
93:
92:
91:
88:
26:
19:
668:
667:
663:
662:
661:
659:
658:
657:
638:
637:
628:
626:
622:
619:
614:
611:
609:
607:
606:
597:
592:
591:
581:
579:
570:
569:
565:
556:
554:
549:
548:
544:
535:
533:
530:"Holmens Kanal"
528:
527:
523:
514:
512:
507:
506:
502:
493:
491:
486:
485:
478:
468:
466:
457:
456:
452:
442:
440:
435:
434:
430:
425:
413:
389:
352:
346:
339:
336:
327:
324:
315:
309:
283:
264:
216:
188:further south.
186:Arsenal Harbour
154:
149:
103:
101:
97:
94:
89:
86:
84:
82:
81:
29:
12:
11:
5:
666:
664:
656:
655:
650:
640:
639:
604:
603:
596:
595:External links
593:
590:
589:
563:
542:
521:
500:
476:
450:
427:
426:
424:
421:
420:
419:
412:
409:
388:
385:
372:Theobald Stein
348:Main article:
345:
342:
341:
340:
337:
330:
328:
325:
318:
316:
310:
303:
300:
299:
293:
290:
282:
279:
263:
260:
240:Christianshavn
215:
212:
178:fortifications
153:
150:
148:
145:
129:Kongens Nytorv
112:
111:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
27:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
665:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
636:
633:
602:
599:
598:
594:
577:
573:
567:
564:
552:
546:
543:
531:
525:
522:
510:
504:
501:
489:
483:
481:
477:
464:
460:
454:
451:
438:
432:
429:
422:
418:
415:
414:
410:
408:
406:
405:
400:
399:
394:
386:
384:
382:
378:
373:
369:
365:
356:
351:
343:
334:
329:
326:Grøns Varehus
322:
317:
313:
307:
302:
298:
294:
291:
289:
285:
284:
280:
278:
276:
272:
267:
261:
259:
257:
251:
249:
248:Royal Theatre
245:
241:
237:
228:
220:
213:
211:
209:
204:
202:
193:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
163:
158:
151:
146:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
117:Holmens Kanal
108:
80:
76:
73:
70:
66:
62:
58:
55:
51:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
25:
20:
17:Holmens Kanal
605:
580:. Retrieved
575:
566:
555:. Retrieved
545:
534:. Retrieved
524:
513:. Retrieved
509:"Gammelholm"
503:
492:. Retrieved
467:. Retrieved
463:the original
453:
441:. Retrieved
439:. Berlingske
431:
402:
398:Olsen-banden
396:
390:
361:
273:designed by
268:
265:
252:
233:
207:
205:
198:
170:Christian IV
167:
164:to the right
116:
115:
90:12°35′9.43″E
627: /
578:(in German)
469:22 November
443:22 November
393:Ove Sprogøe
312:Danske Bank
182:Royal Fleet
137:Holmens Bro
125:city centre
102: /
78:Coordinates
60:Postal code
642:Categories
615:12°35′09″E
612:55°40′40″N
557:2011-10-21
536:2011-10-06
515:2009-11-25
494:2011-10-21
423:References
364:Niels Juel
262:The street
256:Gammelholm
174:Bremerholm
133:Niels Juel
121:Copenhagen
87:55°40′49″N
50:Copenhagen
582:1 October
281:Buildings
201:Laksegade
152:The canal
72:Nørreport
411:See also
295:No. 22:
46:Indre By
42:Location
286:No. 2:
244:gutters
147:History
54:Denmark
601:Source
236:Nyholm
34:Length
401:film
391:Egon
584:2017
471:2018
445:2018
63:1060
210:).
644::
574:.
479:^
407:.
52:,
48:,
586:.
560:.
539:.
518:.
497:.
473:.
447:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.