Gråbrødretorv

The friary was dissolved in 1530 but the church tower was a visible part of the city skyline as late as 1596.

The huge cellars of the friary became the town jail and eventually the church itself was converted to a prison.

Instead a pillar of shame was erected in the square to his disgrace, intended for people to spit on when passing it by.

[3] On 7 June 1968 it became car-free as part of first expansion of the pedestrian zone around Strøget; a number of air raid shelters left over from World War II were removed, as well as parking places.

By the 1980s the square "was crowded almost beyond capacity throughout the outdoor season,"[4] although it has lost some of its popularity in recent years and is a comparably peaceful place now.

[4] The square is characterized by colorful house fronts and dominated by a large plane tree.