It follows the northwestern margin of Østre Anlæg, linking Sølvtorvet in the southwest with Oslo Plads at Østerport station in the northeast.

His initial plan was created in 1872 but progress on its implementation was slow and the northwestern margin of the park remained loosely defined.

[1] In 1889–90, a plan was finally made for the layout of streets in the triangular area between the park, Øster Farimagsgade and Dag Hammarskjölds Allé.

27 was built in 1890-92 to designs by Andreas Clemmesen for the newly founded Pharmaceutical College (Danish: Den Farmaceutiske Læreanstalt).

[6] The Olsen-banden commits burglary at Jhalmar Brantings Plads 4 in the opening scene of The Olsen Gang's Big Score.

[7] Søren Ulrik Thomsen mentions the street in the poem En aften jeg går gennem Østre Anlæg (Rystet spejl).