# Asylgade

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**Asylgade** ([lit.](/source/Literal_translation) "Asylum Street") is a street in the Old Town of [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). It runs from [Vingårdstræde](/source/Ving%C3%A5rdstr%C3%A6de) in the north to [Laksegade](/source/Laksegade) in the south.

## History

The street was originally called Nellikegade.[1] Copenhagen's first daycare (Asylum) for children of women working outside the home opened at No. 11 in 1835.[2] The street received its current name after it in 1859. The institution moved to new premises in [Adelgade](/source/Adelgade) in 1937.[3]

## Buildings

The corner building at Asylgade 2 / Vingårdstræde 9 was built in 1797 for ship builder Lars Larsen.[4] 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.[5]

The building at Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 8-10 was built in 1914-1916 for Landmandsbanken to design by [Bernhard Ingemann](/source/Bernhard_Ingemann).[6] 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.[7]

## References

1. ["Nedlagte gader og stræder"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/nedlagte-gader-og-straeder) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Asylgade"](http://www.hovedstadshistorie.dk/indre-by/asylgade/) (in Danish). *hovedstadshistorie.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Astlgade"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Asylgade 2-4 / Vingårdstræde 9-11 / Dybensgade 2-4"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-2-4-vingaardstraede-9-11-m-fl) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Asylgade 8 / Laksegade 12-14 / Dybensgade 1-5"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-8-laksegade-12-14-dybensgade-1-5) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 4-10 / Vingårdstræde 3 / Bremerholm 33-39 / Holmens Kanal 2-18 / Laksegade 5-11 / Vingårdstræde 1"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-7-laksegade-4-10-m-fl) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

1. ["Asylgade 1-3"](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade-1-3) (in Danish). *indenforvoldene.dk*. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

## External links

- [Asylgade](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/asylgade) at indenforvoldene.dk

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