It runs from Gammel Mønt in the south to Gothersgade in the north.

Christian IX's Gade was created in 1906 when a private consortium, Christian IXs Gades Byggekonsortium redeveloped the entire block between Møntergade and Store Regnegade.

[1] Eugen Jørgensen, who was both a partner in the development company and a member of the City Council, designed all the buildings along the street.

They are built in a monumental National Romantic style, combining red brick and roof tiles with architectural details such as bay windows, orio windows, exposed timber framing, turrets and spires.

6 received an award from the city but the architecture was generally subject to widespread criticism for being bombastic and overloaded.