Sankt Annæ Plads

It is a long narrow rectangle which extends inland from the waterfront, at a point just north of the Royal Danish Playhouse at the base of the Kvæsthus Pier, now known as Ofelia Plads, until it meets Bredgade.

The square has a central garden complex along its length with an equestrian statue of Christian X of Denmark facing Bredgade.

Sankt Annæ Plads was originally part of a canal which continued along present-day Bredgade and Esplanaden, surrounding Sophie Amalienborg.

[1] The Royal Naval Hospital was built by Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger on reclaimed land on the south side of the canal in 1686.

The square was created when the canal was filled in connection with the foundation of the ambitious new Frederiksstaden district in circa 1750.

[2] With the establishment of the Kvæsthus Pier at the end of the square, the site had become a hub for the new steam ferries that had begun to operate between Copenhagen and the largest cities in the provinces.

The company would for the next many years dominate the square with hectic activity around the clock, both with passengers and goods.

[1] In 1942, it was proposed to extend Sankt Annæ Plads westwards to Landegreven and onwards to Kronprinsessegade.

The stated aims of the renovation were to provide a better experience for pedestrians and cyclists, as the waterfront project of Kvæsthusmolen plans to draw more activity to the area.

1–3 was built between 1847 and 1849 to designs by Gustav Friedrich Hetsch as an extension of the Lindencrone Mansion on Bredgade.

Albert Jensen also designed the original home of the Brock School of Commerce on the other side of the square, at No.

The Carl Frederik Tietgen statue was originally located at Børsen but moved to its current site in 1904.

A statue depicting composer Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann was also installed on the square in 1904.

A memorial with a bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt was unveiled at the square on May 5, 1953, to commemorate America's role in World War II.