Mariendalsvej

Mariendalsvej is a street in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Falkoner Allé in the southeast to the Ring Line in the northwest. The area to the southeast of Nordre Fasanvej runs through the Mariendal Quarter and the rest runs through the Fuglebakken neighbourhood.

History

Marienlyst painted by Frederik Sødring in 1928
The tram loop at present day Kristian Zahrtmanns Plads in 1920

The street takes its name after the country house Mariendal which was located close to the beginning of the street. The estate was acquired by the businessman Niels Josephsen and sold off in lots. He also granted a number of lots for charitable housing projects or sold them at very favourable conditions.[1]

Notable buildings and residents

Hjem for arbejdsdygtige blinde Kvinder at No. 30 is from 1900 and was designed by David Wilhelm Leerbeck. Post- og Telegrafembedsmændenes Stiftelse at No. 38-40 is a charitable housing estate built to provide housing from Royal Danish Mail employees. It is from 1902 and was designed by Thorvald Bindesbøll. The building for female municipal primary school teachers from 1900 was designed by Anton Haunstrup. Stiftelse for Handelsrejsende at No. 36 is a charitable housing estate built for travelling salesmen. It is from 1949 and was designed by Arthur Wittmaack.

Built in 1905 to design by Ulrik Plesner, Mariendalsvej 62-64 was built to provide housing fior workers.[2]

The villa at Mariendalsvej 77 was designed by Hans Koch in collaboration with Carl Petersen for Harald Moltke in 1912. Hans Koch also designed Kristian Zahrtmann's villa at Kristian Zahrtmanns Plads 79 from 1913.

References

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Coordinates: 55°41′28″N 12°31′54″E / 55.6910°N 12.5318°E / 55.6910; 12.5318

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