▁Haus er ▁Pl ads ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁square ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Town ▁of ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark . ▁It ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁larger , ▁more ▁well - known ▁square ▁Kult or vet ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁C open hagen ▁Central ▁Library ▁Building . ▁A ▁land sc aped ▁play ground ▁and ▁C open hagen ▁Municip ality ' s ▁under ground ▁C lean ing ▁Fac ilities ▁Centre ▁occup ies ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁since ▁a ▁renov ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 .. ▁ ▁History ▁▁▁ ▁St . ▁Ger tr ud ' s ▁C emetery ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁but ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁later ▁built ▁over . ▁Haus er ▁Pl ads ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁large ▁dam ages ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁A ▁working ▁facility ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Po or ▁Author ity ▁( F att ig v æ s net ) ▁had ▁until ▁then ▁been ▁ ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁but ▁it ▁burn ed ▁during ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁Cas par ▁Haus er ▁purchased ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁empty ▁lots ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁from ▁Bas el ▁but ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁C open hagen ▁after ▁marry ing ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Al ger ia . ▁The ▁area ▁where ▁Haus er ▁Pl ads ▁is ▁now ▁located ▁remained ▁empty ▁and