page_title: Højbro Plads
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Højbro Plads / History
caption_attribution_description: Hochbrucke Square, Copenhagen, Denmark, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. da: Højbro Plads i København mellem 1890 og 1900; bemærk ruinen af det andet Christiansborg i baggrunden. 1 photomechanical print&#160;: photochrom, color. Notes: Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J, foreign section. Detroit, Mich.&#160;: Detroit Publishing Company, c1905. Print no. 6390. Forms part of: Views of architecture and other sites in Copenhagen, Denmark in the Photochrom print collection. Subjects: Denmark--Copenhagen. Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print Part Of: Views of architecture and other sites in Copenhagen, Denmark (DLC) 2001697980 More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.05756 Call Number: LOT 13421, no. 011 [item]
context_page_description: Højbro Plads is a rectangular public square located between the adjoining Amagertorv and Slotsholmen Canal in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the Højbro Bridge which connects it to the Slotsholmen island on the other side of the canal while Gammel Strand extends along the near side of the canal.
  The most striking feature of the square is an equestrian statue of Absalon, the warrior-bishop who has traditionally been credited as the founder of Copenhagen. It was inaugurated in 1901 to commemorate the septcentennial of his death.
context_section_description: A relatively new square, Højbro Plads was laid out following the Great Fire of 1795. Prior to the fire of 1795, Højbro Plads was the site of a dense block bounded by Højbrostræde to the west and Store Færgestræde to the east. The former connected Amagertorv to Højbro Bridge and Slotsholmen. The fire completely destroyed the area between present day Strøget and the canal. City architect Jørgen Henrich Rawert subsequently  created a masterplan for the rebuilding of the area. Højbro Plads was  laid out to create a fire break and in the same time contribute aesthetic qualities to the area. Most of the buildings lining the square date back to the years immediately after the fire.
   
  Up through the 19th century the vegetable and flower market on Amagertorv spread to the new Højbro Plads. The butchers were referred to the nearby Nikolaj Plads.
  Martin Nyrop created a proposal for a new design of the square in 1900 but it was not realized. It was instead refurbished in 1995. The 22 lime trees on the square was planted in 1998 as the result of a private donation. Their placement on the square has been criticized by former city architect Otto Käszner.
caption: The square c. 1890.
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