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Gammel Strand
Square in Copenhagen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the metro station, see Gammel Strand Station.
Gammel Strand (modern Danish for "old beach"; originally meant "the old shoreline", i.e. prior to land reclamations) is a street and public square in central Copenhagen, Denmark. On the south side it borders on the narrow Slotsholmens Canal while the north side is lined by a row of brightly coloured houses from the 18th and 19th century. Across the canal, Thorvaldsens Museum and Christiansborg Palace are seen on the island Slotsholmen.
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Length | 164 m (538 ft) |
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Location | Indre By, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Postal code | 1200 |
Nearest metro station | Gammel Strand |
Coordinates | 55°40′39″N 12°34′41.16″E |
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The art gallery Kunstforeningen and the Ministry of Culture are the most notable institutions facing the street.