It runs from Frederiksholm Canal to H. C. Andersens Boulevard where it turns into Tietgensgade before continuing along the rear side of Tivoli Gardens and Copenhagen Central Station.

After the attack, it was decided to improve the defense of Slotsholmen by extending Copenhagen's Western Rampart into the water.

Its most distinctive feature is the colonnade with 38 columns in Bornholmian granite which runs along the full length of the building.

[4] The Holstein Mansion was originally built in 1687 but owes its current appearance mainly to an expansion carried out by Jacob Fortling in 1756.

14) was rebuilt by Elias David Häusser in 1741 but owes its current appearance to expansions and alterations carried out by Lauritz de Thurah between 1754 and 1760.

18, on the other side of Vester Voldgade, was originally built for Overformynderiet, a financial institution that later moved to a new building in Holmens Kanal.