Central Bank of Denmark
The Central Bank of Denmark (Nationalbanken) is one of Arne Jacobsen’s last but also most prestigious projects. It was fully completed in 1978.
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Copenhagen Waterfront Architecture
Follow my free, self-guided tour of Copenhagen Waterfront Architecture. I’m a local architect and architecture guide.
The Circle Bridge
The Circle Bridge by Olafur Eliasson Five overlapping circular platforms give the Circle Bridge its obvious name. At Christianshavn, directly across from the Black Diamond, it bridges a secondary canal that reaches the main harbour canal here. This used to […]
BLOX
BLOX by Dutch OMA is a ‘city in the city’, mixing diverse functions. It is undetermined and ‘unnatural’ – and to my surprise that’s what I like about it…
Danish Jewish Museum
The Danish Jewish Museum hides well behind a solid steel door in one side of the old Royal Library. As a precious jewel in a treasure shrine.
‘The Opera’ by Henning Larsen
The Opera is the most imposing and impressive monumental building of modern Copenhagen. And it’s the outcome of controversy!
Paper Island by COBE
Paper Island by COBE. The last remaining, undeveloped site in the central harbour area in Copenhagen is currently under construction into a mix of private and public use.
