Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads
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Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads is a public space in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of a triangular plaza, located on the west side of Østerbrogade, just north of Parken Stadium, which turns into a wide street and continues for about 200 m to Fælledparken, The street then continues southwest as Per Henrik Lings Allé to Øster Allé. Several sports venues, some of which are listed, are located on the south side of the square. The former Østerfælled Barracks, now a mixed-use development known as Østerfælled Torv, are located on its north side.
The first football games were played on the East Common in the 1870s. The football side Boldklubben af 1893 founded at the site in 1893 and was later joined by several other sport clubs. Københavns Idrætspark (Copenhagen Sports Park) was established in 1911 and several sports venues were later built in the area. The space today known as Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads was originally called Idrætsalléen (The Sports Avenue). In 1942, its name was changed to Staunings Plads (Stauning's Square) after prime minister Thorvald Stauning who lived in nearby Kanslergade. In 1981, the space was renamed Ved Idrætsparken (At Idrætsparken) and the name Staunings Plads was instead transferred to a space on Vester Farimagsgade. The current name was introduced in 1993 following Gunnar "Nu" Hansen's death the previous year.
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