| Asylgade | |
| Length M: | 75 |
| Location: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Quarter: | Indre By |
| Coordinates: | 55.6783°N 12.5839°W |
| Direction A: | North |
| Terminus A: | Vingårdsstræde |
| Direction B: | South |
| Terminus B: | Laksegade |
Asylgade (lit. "Asylum Street") is a street in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from Vingårdstræde in the north to Laksegade in the south.
The street was originally called Nellikegade.[1] Copenhagen's first daycare (Asylum) for children of women working outside the home opened at No. 11 in 1835.[2] The street received its current name after it in 1859. The institution moved to new premises in Adelgade in 1937.[3]
The corner building at Asylgade 2 / Vingårdstræde 9 was built in 1797 for ship builder Lars Larsen.[4] The corner building at Asylgade 8 / Dybensgade 1 was built by master builder Johan Diderich Backhausen (1771-1850) in 1796. Nest to it is a four-bay, four-storey building.[5]
The building at Asylgade 7 / Laksegade 8-10 was built in 1914-1916 for Landmandsbanken to design by Bernhard Ingemann.[6] The building at Asylgade 1-3 /corner with Vingårdsstræde) is a multi-storey parking facility from 1969. It was designed by Tyge Holm & Flemming Grut.[7]