# Gothersgade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gothersgade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gothersgade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothersgade > Source revision: 1340267081 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Street in Copenhagen, Denmark Gothersgade view from [Kongens Nytorv](/source/Kongens_Nytorv) **Gothersgade** (Danish pronunciation: [\[ˈkoˀtɐsˌkɛːðə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Danish); see [below](#The_name)) is a major street in the [City Centre](/source/Indre_By) of [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen), [Denmark](/source/Denmark). It extends from [Kongens Nytorv](/source/Kongens_Nytorv) to [Sortedam Lake](/source/The_Lakes%2C_Copenhagen), passing [Rosenborg Castle](/source/Rosenborg_Castle) and [Gardens](/source/Rosenborg_Castle_Gardens), [Nørreport Station](/source/N%C3%B8rreport_Station) and [Copenhagen Botanic Gardens](/source/University_of_Copenhagen_Botanical_Garden) on the way. Every day at 11:30 am, the [Royal Life Guards](/source/Royal_Life_Guards_(Denmark)), who are based at [Rosenborg Barracks](/source/Rosenborg_Barracks), depart from [Rosenborg Eksercerplads](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosenborg_Eksercerplads&action=edit&redlink=1) and march down Gothersgade and up [Bredgade](/source/Bredgade) for the ceremonial changing of the guard at 12 noon at [Amalienborg Palace Square](/source/Amalienborg_Palace). ## History Gothersgade runs along the original course of the [Eastern Rampart](/source/Fortifications_of_Copenhagen_(17th_century)#Østervold) of Copenhagen's [former Fortification Ring](/source/Fortifications_of_Copenhagen_(17th_century)). Originally called Ny Kongensgade, it was established in about 1647 after the Eastern Rampart had been taken in a more northerly direction to expand the fortified city with a large new area known as [New Copenhagen](/source/New_Copenhagen). At his point the street only ran to the site of today's [Nørreport Station](/source/N%C3%B8rreport_Station) where it met the fortifications just north-east of the North City Gate. In 1870, after the fortifications had been decommissioned and their grounds leveled out, the street was extended to its current length.[1] In 1892, Copenhagen's first public [electricity plant](/source/Power_station), *Gothersgade elektriske Centralstation*, opened at the corner of Gothergade and Adelsgade. It was installed behind the existing house fronts towards Gothergade and was unusual for its central location.[2] It was later expanded and modernized several times. Since 1994, it had only served as a [substation](/source/Electrical_substation) for distribution of electricity and [central heating](/source/Central_heating).[3] In 1920–30 the section of Gothersgade from Rosenborg Castle Gardens to Sortedam Lake was widened. In the process, [Rosenborg Barracks](/source/Rosenborg_Barracks) was shortened with two bays and the drill house from 1787 and *Brøndkuranstalten* in front of Rosenborg Castle were demolished. A planned widening of the section of the street closest to Kongens Nytorv was later abandoned. ## The name Copenhagen Lighting Company Facade detail near the Lakes The prefix *Gothers-* in the street name refers to the [Goths](/source/Goths) of the title *[King of the Goths and the Wends](/source/King_of_the_Goths)* which was used by [Danish kings](/source/List_of_Danish_monarchs) from the 14th century until 1972. *Vendersgade*, which is Gothersgade's mirror image on the other side of [Frederiksborggade](/source/Frederiksborggade), refers to the [Wends](/source/King_of_the_Wends) of the same title.[1] ## Notable buildings - [Baron Boltens Gård](/source/Baron_Boltens_G%C3%A5rd) (8A Gothersgade) - [Copenhagen Lighting Company building](/source/K%C3%B8benhavns_Belysningsv%C3%A6sen) - [Cinemateket](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cinemateket&action=edit&redlink=1), home of the [Danish Film Institute](/source/Danish_Film_Institute) (55 Gothersgade) - King's Gate, one of the entrances to [Rosenborg Castle Gardens](/source/Rosenborg_Castle_Gardens), located diagonally from Queen's Gate - [Rosenborg Castle](/source/Rosenborg_Castle) (4A Øster Voldgade) - [Rosenborg Barracks](/source/Rosenborg_Barracks) (100 Gothersgade) - [Reformed Church](/source/Reformed_Church%2C_Copenhagen) (109 Gothersgade) - [Nørreport Station](/source/N%C3%B8rreport_Station) - Entrance to [University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden](/source/University_of_Copenhagen_Botanical_Garden) - Faculty Library of Social Sciences (140 Gothersgade) - [St. Andrew's Church](/source/St._Andrew's_Church%2C_Copenhagen) (148 Gothersgade) - [Kunstnerhjemmet](/source/Kunstnerhjemmet) ## See also - [Bredgade](/source/Bredgade) - [Borgergade](/source/Borgergade) - [Gammel Mønt](/source/Gammel_M%C3%B8nt) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gyldendal_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gyldendal_1-1) ["Gothersgade"](http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_historie/K%C3%B8benhavns_historie/Gothersgade). Gyldendal. Retrieved 2011-02-10. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Strøm skabte det moderne København"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121020003822/http://ing.dk/artikel/78011-stroem-skabte-det-moderne-koebenhavn). Ingeniøren. Archived from [the original](https://ing.dk/artikel/78011-stroem-skabte-det-moderne-koebenhavn) on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Gothersgade Elektricitetsværk"](http://www.starbas.dk/Arkivskaber.php?ID=1908). Københavns Kommune. Retrieved 2011-02-11. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Gothersgade (Copenhagen)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gothersgade_(Copenhagen)). - [Gothersgade](http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/gothersgade.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160925131940/http://indenforvoldene.dk/gothersgade.html) 2016-09-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) on indenforvoldene.dk - [Botanisk Laboratorium](https://byogland.dk/documents/fredning_botanisk_laboratorium.pdf) v t e City centre, Copenhagen Neighbourhoods Christianshavn Frederiksstaden Gammelholm Holmen Latin Quarter New Copenhagen Nørrevold Slotsholmen Localities Larsens Plads KU City Campus Nordre Toldbod Nyboder Nyhavn Streets and squares Amagertorv Amaliegade Bispetorv Borgergade Bredgade Dronningens Tværgade Esplanaden Farimagsgade Fiolstræde Frederiksholms Kanal Frederiksgade Gammel Mønt Gammel Strand Gothersgade H. C. 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