Istedgade is a 1-kilometer straight street in the district of Vesterbro in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. It starts at Copenhagen Central Station and runs parallel to Vesterbrogade to Enghave Plads and Enghaveparken. From the station in the cheap hotel district, it runs through the porn, prostitution and drugs area to modern Vesterbro, where 1900s tenement style blocks have undergone significant modernisation. It is generally considered the heart of Vesterbro and was a main traffic artery until 2013 where the street had traffic reducing measures installed.
Istedgade seen from number 98, looking west.
Stjerne Radio Museun
Istedgade overgiver (Istedgade never surrenders) banner
Istedgade in October 1968
Vesterbro is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and city tax districts (bydele) comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi), and has a population of 51,466 and a population density of 13,688 per km2.
Vesterbro Square (Vesterbros Torv) is a triangular plaza at Vesterbrogade (“Vesterbro Street) and Gasværksvej in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Built in 1957, Kongens Bryghus served as a silo for Carlsberg until 1970. In 1997, the silo was converted into residential apartments. Over the years Kongens Bryghus has become synonymous with Vesterbro.