Kongens Nytorv

The western edge of Nyhavn is attached to Kongens Nytorv – (The Kings New Square). Kongens Nytorv also known presently as the “King’s New Square” is historically the central old square. Its present location is at the pedestrian street Stroget. It is home to prominent institutions such as the Royal Danish Theater, the D’Angleterre Hotel, Magasin du Nord, Hvids Vinstue and the Charlottenborg Academy.

The square was constructed in 1908. It is encircled by buildings on five sides, was paved with cobblestones in 1670, and the equestrian statue of Christian V on horseback was raised in 1688. It is the oldest equestrian statue and royal sculpture in Copenhagen. The four corners are figures symbolizing Queen Artemisia, Alexander the Great, Hercules and Athena.This area is used to be a medieval marketplace, and later made into a garden complex of cobbled stones.