Amager Boulevard
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.jpg) Amager Boulevard with Stadsgreven to the left as seen from Hotel Tadison Blue Scandinavia | |
| Length | 1,260 m (4,130 ft) |
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| Location | Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| Coordinates | 55°41′6″N 12°34′10.08″E / 55.68500°N 12.5694667°E |
Amager Boulevard is a street on Amager in Copenhagen, Denmark. It begins at Langebro Bridge and initially follows Stadsgraven east to a Y-junction from where it continues inland to Amagerbrogade while the street Ved Stadsgraven continues along the water to the Christmas Møllers Plads.
The southernmost portion of Christianshavns Enveloppe, a low rampart in front of Christianshavns Vold and Stadsgraven, was formerly located at the site where Amager Boulevard runs today. In front of it was a shallow-watered area. Amager's shoreline was then located approximately where Artillerivej runs today. In the 1880s, it was decided to build a new arsenal at the site as a replacement for Christian IV's Arsenal on Slotsholmen which had become too small. The southernmost portion of Christianshavns Enveloppe was removed and the area reclaimed and New Arsenal (Ny Tøjhus) was inaugurated in 1888. It was joined by the Army's Rifle Factory in 1991 and the Army's Technical Corps in 1909.
Amager Boulevard was constructed in 1906–07. When the new Langebro was constructed in 1954, Amager Boulevard was connected directly to it by a ramp.[1]
