It runs from Jarmers Plads in the south east to a Y junction at the western side of The Lakes, linking H. C. Andersens Boulevard with Aaboulevarden and Rosenørns Allé.
[1] It provided a new link between the city centre and the fast-growing Frederiksberg and Nørrebro districts.
[3] Jørn Utzon created a proposal for an indoor swimming venue at the Peblinge Lake in 1979 but it was never realized.
The building was built by Einar Madvig for Den danske Købstadsforenings bygning (later Kommunernes dsforening, now KL) in 1930–31.
Andreas Kolberg's statue Drunken Faun was installed at the northwestern corner of St. Jørgen's Lake.