Sankt Hans Torv

Sankt Hans Torv

Sankt Hans Torv (lit. "St. John's Market") is a public square in the heart of the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is dominated by a large granite sculpture by Jørgen Haugen Sørensen and is known for its thriving café scene. St. John's Church, the largest church in Nørrebro, is located just east of the square.

Nørre Allé and Blegdamsvej are the largest streets extending from the square which is located just off Nørrebrogade, not far from The Lakes.

History

30 Sankt Hans Torv on the south-east side of the square

The site used to be part of Blegedam Common, one of the commons which used to surround Copenhagen when it was a fortified city. The square was originally a cattle market for the livestock which grazed on Blegedam Common as well as the adjoining Northern and Eastern Commons. It takes its name from St. John's Church which was completed on a site just east of the square in 1861. As the surrounding area was redeveloped into a dense residential neighbourhood and traffic increased, the square was reduced to a large road junction.

Sankt Hans Torv today

The current square was established in 1993 as part of an urban renewal programme which sought to prompt the ongoing gentrification of the area. It was designed by Sven-Ingvar Andersson and Henrik Pøhlsgaard for City Architect Otto Käszner and completed in 1993. The project concentrated traffic along three sides and created a slightly undulating public space with granite paving.^[1]

Sankt Hans Torv panorama

References

↑ "Sankt Hans Torv". Danish Architecture Centre. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

Nørrebro, Copenhagen

Streets and squares	Åboulevard Blågårds Plads Blegdamsvej Griffenfeldsgade Møllegade Nørre Allé Nørrebrogade Rantzausgade Ryesgade Sankt Hans Torv Sortedam Dossering

Parks and open spaces	Assistens Cemetery Jewish Cemetery Nørrebroparken Superkilen

Landmarks	Alderstrøst Anna Church Blegdamsvej Prison Danish Police Museum De Gamles By Nørrebrohallen St. John's Church Panum Building

Railway stations	Nørrebro station

History	Blågård

Coordinates: 55°41′27″N 12°33′38″E / 55.6908°N 12.5606°E / 55.6908; 12.5606

Copenhagen

Official districts	Amager Øst Amager Vest Bellahøj Bispebjerg Brønshøj Frederiksberg Frederiksstaden Indre By Nørrebro Ørestad Østerbro Valby Vanløse Vesterbro/Kongens Enghave

Notable neighbourhoods and localities	Indre By Carlsberg Christiania Christianshavn Frederiksstaden Holmen Islands Brygge Kongens Nytorv Nyboder Nyhavn Slotsholmen

Parks and open spaces	Amager Strandpark Assistens Cemetery Frederiksberg Gardens Kastellet Kongens Have Superkilen

Churches	St. Alban's Alexander Nevsky Church St. Andrew's Anna Church St. Ansgar's Cathedral St. Augustine's Bernstorff Palace Bethlehem Church Brorson's Church Christian's Church Christ Church Elijah's Church Frederik's Church Frederiksberg Church Godthaab Church Grundtvig's Church Gustaf Church Hans Tausen's Church Holmen Church Holy Ghost Church Immanuel Church Isaiah Church St. James's Jerusalem Church Jesus Church St. John's Church Kildevæld Church St. Luke's Church Mariendal Church St. Mark's St. Matthew's Nathanael's Church St. Paul's St. Peter's Philip's Church Reformed Church Church of Our Saviour Simon Peter's Church Solbjerg Church Sundby Church Trinitatis Church Zion's Church

Museums	Cisternerne Amber Museum Danish Design Centre Danish Museum of Art & Design Danish Revue Museum Fotografisk Center University of Copenhagen Geological Museum Hirschsprung Collection Jewish Museum Kastrupgård Kunsthal Charlottenborg Medical Museion Museum of Copenhagen National Museum of Denmark National Museum of Photography Natural History Museum of Denmark North Atlantic House Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Police Museum Revue Museum Royal Danish Naval Museum National Gallery of Denmark Storm P. Museum Tøjhus Museum Tycho Brahe Planetarium

Landmarks	Amalienborg Børsen Charlottenborg Palace Christiansborg Palace Copenhagen City Hall Harbour Baths Fortifications Frederiksberg Palace Hotel Astoria Kongens Nytorv Lakes Langelinie Little Mermaid Medicon Valley Nørreport Station Opera House Øresund Bridge Palace Hotel Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Rosenborg Castle Royal Danish Playhouse Royal Library Tivoli

Politics and administration	Copenhagen Municipality Lord mayors of Copenhagen Frederiksberg Municipality Region Hovedstaden

Education	Copenhagen Business School Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation Technical University of Denmark University of Copenhagen UCC

Transport	Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen Central Station Copenhagen Metro S-trains Cycling (Super Bikeways)

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Sankt Hans Torv

History

Sankt Hans Torv today

See also

References