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In 1865, Vestergade was home to a total of 17 inns and guesthouses. The number then began to decline, both as a result of the decommissioning of the city's fortifications, the increased importance of the railway and the large and modern hotels that opened on Vester
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Vestergade ("West Street") testifies Gammeltorv's original status as the most important square in Copenhagen. In the Middle Ages, Vestergade was Copenhagen's main street, linking the square with the Western City Gate at its western end. The north side of the street was lined with
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to design a five-storey warehouse and office building in the courtyard. The company, now the investment company of the C. W. Obel Family
Foundation, is still based in the building. No. 5, which is also from the 1790s, was built for another leading tobacco manufacturer,
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guesthouses. The city gate was moved a little further to the south in 1668 but
Vestergade maintained its role as the principal entrance road for traffic coming from the west. The street was completely destroyed in the
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No. 12 is the former guesthouse Tre
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in 1792 when it had become too small. The buildings were then again used as a guesthouse until the late 19th century. 14-year-old
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