Halmtorvet is a public square in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located next to Copenhagen Central Station in front of the Meat District. The oblong square eventually turns into Sønder Boulevard, a broad street with a park strip in its central reserve, which continues to Enghavevej at Enghave station.
Halmtorvet seen from the entrance to Øksnehallen
Halmtorvet, c. 1900.
Emil Blichfeldt's building from 1898
No 11: The main entrance to Øksnehallen
Copenhagen Central Station
Copenhagen Central Station is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the largest railway station in Denmark. With more than 100,000 travellers every day, it is the second busiest station in Denmark after Nørreport station. It is located in central Copenhagen, situated between the districts of Indre By and Vesterbro with entrances from Bernstorffsgade, Banegårdspladsen, Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade.
Building seen from Bernstorffsgade
Aerial view of the station with the city district of Vesterbro to the left.
Copenhagen's first railway station
The first station, photographed in 1864, just before its demolition