Strøget
A 1.1 km car-free corridor so controversial at its 1962 opening that the planning mayor needed police protection from assassination threats.
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These streets have anchored Copenhagen's old city since Frederiksberggade was laid out after a 1728 fire. The pedestrianization was a temporary trial in November 1962, made permanent in 1964 — one of Europe's first, inspired by postwar German examples. Walk the full 1.1 km from City Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv and you trace a route that has been among the city's most fashionable for centuries.
What to look for
- The two anchor squares: Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) at the west end and Kongens Nytorv at the east — the street is the connector between them
- Buildings mostly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the oldest on the street dating to 1616
- The branching network beyond the main drag: Amagertorv, Vimmelskaftet, and Købmagergade, which leads north toward Nørreport Station via Kultorvet
Strøget is fully car-free; Købmagergade branches off the main street and connects to Nørreport Station via Kultorvet.
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More to see in Copenhagen
- The Little MermaidAt 1.25 metres tall, she is smaller than almost every visitor expects — and that gap between legend and reality is the whole experience.
- Parken StadiumA 38,000-seat national football ground with a retractable roof and a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor.
- AmalienborgFour matching palaces share one octagonal courtyard — and the Danish king actually lives in one.
- Tivoli GardensOpen since 1843 on a royal permit granted because, as the founder told the king, people busy having fun don't think about politics.
- Christiansborg PalaceThe only building on Earth where parliament, prime minister, and supreme court share one address — and the king still drops by.
- Rosenborg CastleA 1606 royal summerhouse that ended up storing the crown jewels and standing in as emergency palace twice.