{{Short description|Street in Copenhagen, Denmark}} {{Infobox street | name = Asylgade | native_name = | image = Asylgade.jpg | image_size = 320px | caption = | former_names = | length_m = 75 | width = | location = Copenhagen, Denmark | quarter = Indre By | postal_code = | metro = Kongens Nytorv | coordinates = {{coord|55|40|42|N|12|35|1.92|E}} | direction_a = North | terminus_a = Vingårdsstræde | direction_b = South | terminus_b = Laksegade | junction = }} '''Asylgade''' (lit. "Asylum Street") is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vingårdstræde in the north to Laksegade in the south.
==History== thumb|left|160px|Asylgade photographed by Frederik Riise The street was originally called Nellikegade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/nedlagte-gader-og-straeder|title=Nedlagte gader og stræder|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> Copenhagen's first daycare (Asylum) for children of women working outside the home opened at No. 11 in 1835.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/indre-by/asylgade/|title=Asylgade|language=Danish|website=hovedstadshistorie.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> The street received its current name after it in 1859. The institution moved to new premises in Adelgade in 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade|title=Astlgade|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref>
==Buildings== thumb|Asylgade 7 which was built for Landmandsbanken in 1914-16 The corner building at Asylgade 2 / Vingårdstræde 9 was built in 1797 for ship builder Lars Larsen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-2-4-vingaardstraede-9-11-m-fl|title=Asylgade 2-4 / Vingårdstræde 9-11 / Dybensgade 2-4|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> The corner building at Asylgade 8 / Dybensgade 1 was built by master builder Johan Diderich Backhausen (1771–1850) in 1796. Nest to it is a four-bay, four-storey building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-8-laksegade-12-14-dybensgade-1-5|title=Asylgade 8 / Laksegade 12-14 / Dybensgade 1-5|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref>
The building at Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 8-10 was built in 1914-1916 for Landmandsbanken to design by Bernhard Ingemann.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-7-laksegade-4-10-m-fl|title=Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 4-10 / Vingårdstræde 3 / Bremerholm 33-39 / Holmens Kanal 2-18 / Laksegade 5-11 / Vingårdstræde 1|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> The building at Asylgade 1-3 /corner with Vingårdsstræde) is a multi-storey parking facility from 1969. It was designed by Tyge Holm & Flemming Grut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-1-3|title=Asylgade 1-3|language=Danish|website=indenforvoldene.dk|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons}} * [http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade Asylgade] at indenforvoldene.dk
Category:Streets in Copenhagen