Frederiksberggade 1

Frederiksberggade 1
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General information
Architectural styleJugendstil
LocationCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Coordinates55°40′39.58″N 12°34′20.21″E / 55.6776611°N 12.5722806°E / 55.6776611; 12.5722806
Completed1908
Design and construction
Architect(s)Victor Nyebølle

Frederiksberggade 1 is a Jugend style building complex situated at the corner of Nytorv and Frederiksberggade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was constructed to a design by Victor Nyebølle for Københavns Grundejerbank, a bank that closed shortly after its new building was completed. The building was later taken over by Københavns Handelsbank. A Danske Bank branch was located in the building until the 2010s. The cinema Bictoria Teatret was located in the building from 1911 to 1923.

The present building replaced two Neoclassical buildings, Nytorv 27 and Nytorv 29, both of which had been erected as part of the reconstruction of the city after the Copenhagen Fire of 1794. Nyhavn 28 (then No. 2) was the birthplace of philosopher Søren Kierkegaard a fact that is now commemorated by a plaque on the facade. Kierkegaard lived in the building for 28 years, from 1843 to 1949 as its sole owner. The adjacent corner building Nyhavn 29 (Western Quarter No. 3) was the site of Gammeltorv Pharmacy (Danish: Gammeltorvs Apotek) from its foundation in 1811. The pharmacy was later based in rented premises in the present building complex (Frederiksberggade 1A) until its closure in 1990. Nytorv Pharmacy (Nytorv Apotek) is now located on the site. Another anchor tenant is Københavns Byret /Copenhagen District Court(, whose headquarters is the adjacent Copenhagen Court House.