The section from Kronprinsessegade to Øster Voldgade follows the walled north-eastern margin of Rosenborg Castle Garden and the next section, from Øster Voldgade to the intersection with Farimagsgade, named Sølvtorvet (pronounced [ˈsølˌtsʰɒˀwð̩]; 'Silver Square') although it is little more than a busy street junction, separates Copenhagen Botanical Garden from Østre Anlæg.
The original street only ran from Adelgade to the East Rampart at present day Øster Voldgade.
St. Ann's Graveyard was from the beginning located at the northern end of the street, opposite Rosenborg Castle Gardem.
The first Fredens Bro, the bridge at the end of the street, then a relatively narrow wooden structure, was built in 1878.
There are currently plans to build a new home of the Natural History Museum along the Botanical Garden's boundary on Sølvgade, incorporating the former College of Advanced Technology's old complex as well as the Museum of Geology at the other corner.
[4] The most prominent building in the street is Sølvgade Barracks, a large Baroque complex completed in 1771 to a design by the French architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin.