List of buildings in and around Copenhagen explained
Copenhagen is the location of many notable buildings, representing a variety of eras as well as functions.
Castles and palaces
header 1 | Castle/palace | header 2 | Location | header 3 | Year | header 4 | Style |
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row 1, cell 1 | Amalienborg | row 1, cell 2 | | row 1, cell 3 | 1750-60 | row 1, cell 4 | Rococo |
row 2, cell 1 | Rosenborg Castle | row 2, cell 2 | | row 2, cell 3 | 1606-24 | row 2, cell 4 | Renaissance |
row 3, cell 1 | Christiansborg Palace | row 3, cell 2 | | row 3, cell 3 | 1828/1928 | row 3, cell 4 | Neo-baroque |
row 4, cell 1 | Frederiksborg Palace | row 4, cell 2 | | row 4, cell 3 | 1560/1602-20 | row 4, cell 4 | Renaissance |
row 5, cell 1 | Fredensborg Palace | row 5, cell 2 | | row 5, cell 3 | 1702-26 | row 5, cell 4 | Baroque |
row 6, cell 1 | Kronborg Castle | row 6, cell 2 | | row 6, cell 3 | 1585 * | row 6, cell 4 | Renaissance |
row 7, cell 1 | Frederiksberg Palace | row 7, cell 2 | | row 7, cell 3 | 1703 | row 7, cell 4 | Italian Baroque |
row 8, cell 1 | The Erimitage Palace | row 8, cell 2 | | row 8, cell 3 | 1734 | row 8, cell 4 | Baroque |
row 9, cell 1 | Dragsholm Castle | row 9, cell 2 | | row 9, cell 3 | 1215 | row 9, cell 4 | ? | |
* Around 1420 a fortress was built where Kronborg is located today.[1]
Churches
header 1 | Church | header 2 | Location | header 3 | Year | header 4 | Style |
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row 1, cell 1 | Church of Holmen | row 1, cell 2 | | row 1, cell 3 | 1560/1602-20 | row 1, cell 4 | Renaissance |
row 2, cell 1 | Church of Our Saviour | row 2, cell 2 | | row 2, cell 3 | 1695 | row 2, cell 4 | Dutch baroque |
row 3, cell 1 | Christian's Church | row 3, cell 2 | | row 3, cell 3 | 1758 | row 3, cell 4 | Baroque |
row 4, cell 1 | Marble Church | row 4, cell 2 | | row 4, cell 3 | 1770/1894 | row 4, cell 4 | Historicism |
row 5, cell 1 | Church of Our Lady | row 5, cell 2 | | row 5, cell 3 | 1829 | row 5, cell 4 | Neoclassicism |
row 6, cell 1 | Jesus Church | row 6, cell 2 | | row 6, cell 3 | 1891 | row 6, cell 4 | Historicism |
row 7, cell 1 | Grundtvig's Church | row 7, cell 2 | | row 7, cell 3 | 1926 | row 7, cell 4 | Expressionism, Neo-Gothic |
row 8, cell 1 | Trinitatis Church | row 8, cell 2 | | row 8, cell 3 | 1635 / 1731 | row 8, cell 4 | Baroque | |
Profane buildings
header 1 | Building | header 2 | Location | header 3 | Year | header 4 | Style |
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row 1, cell 1 | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek | row 1, cell 2 | Indre By | row 1, cell 3 | 1882 | row 1, cell 4 | Renaissance inspired |
row 2, cell 1 | Børsen, (until 1996 the stock market building) | row 2, cell 2 | | row 2, cell 3 | 1640 | row 2, cell 4 | Dutch baroque |
row 3, cell 1 | Tivoli Gardens | row 3, cell 2 | | row 3, cell 3 | 1843 | row 3, cell 4 | amusement park |
row 4, cell 1 | Dyrehavsbakken | row 4, cell 2 | Klampenborg, at the City's northern border | row 4, cell 3 | 1583 | row 4, cell 4 | the oldest amusement park in the world |
row 5, cell 1 | Royal Danish Theatre | row 5, cell 2 | | row 5, cell 3 | 1748 Old scene, 1874 New scene | row 5, cell 4 | Neoclassicism (?) |
row 6, cell 1 | Assistens Cemetery | row 6, cell 2 | | row 6, cell 3 | 1760, (1706 as temporary plague cemetery) | row 6, cell 4 | cemetery where many famous Danes rest* |
row 7, cell 1 | Rundetårn | row 7, cell 2 | | row 7, cell 3 | 1642 | row 7, cell 4 | fortress tower, the highest building in the world without stairs |
row 8, cell 1 | City Hall | row 8, cell 2 | | row 8, cell 3 | 1905 | row 8, cell 4 | |
row 8, cell 1 | Old City Hall | row 8, cell 2 | | row 8, cell 3 | 1815 | row 8, cell 4 | ? |
row 9, cell 1 | Copenhagen Central Station | row 9, cell 2 | | row 9, cell 3 | 1911 | row 9, cell 4 | ? |
row 10, cell 1 | Østerport Station | row 10, cell 2 | | row 10, cell 3 | 1897 | row 10, cell 4 | interesting interior | |
* e.g. fairy tales author Hans Christian Andersen and scientists
Niels Bohr and
Hans Christian ØrstedFountains and monuments
header 1 | Fountain/monument | header 2 | Location | header 3 | Year | header 4 | Artist |
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row 1, cell 1 | Caritas Well | row 1, cell 2 | | row 1, cell 3 | 1608 | row 1, cell 4 | |
row 2, cell 1 | Gefion Fountain | row 2, cell 2 | | row 2, cell 3 | | row 2, cell 4 | |
row 3, cell 1 | Stork Fountain | row 3, cell 2 | | row 3, cell 3 | 1894 | row 3, cell 4 | |
row 4, cell 1 | The Little Mermaid | row 4, cell 2 | | row 4, cell 3 | 1913 | row 4, cell 4 | |
row 4, cell 1 | Troll that smells Christian blood | row 4, cell 2 | | row 4, cell 3 | 1896 | row 4, cell 4 | | |
Contemporary architecture
header 1 | Building | header 2 | Location | header 3 | Year | header 4 | Architect |
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row 1, cell 1 | The Black Diamond | row 1, cell 2 | | row 1, cell 3 | 1999 | row 1, cell 4 | Schmidt hammer lassen |
row 2, cell 1 | Danish Jewish Museum | row 2, cell 2 | | row 2, cell 3 | 2004 | row 2, cell 4 | Daniel Libeskind |
row 3, cell 1 | VM Houses | row 3, cell 2 | | row 3, cell 3 | 2005 | row 3, cell 4 | Bjarke Ingels/Julien de Smedt |
row 4, cell 1 | Gemini Residence | row 4, cell 2 | | row 4, cell 3 | 2005 | row 4, cell 4 | MVRDV |
row 5, cell 1 | Copenhagen Opera House | row 5, cell 2 | Holmen | row 5, cell 3 | 2005 | row 5, cell 4 | Henning Larsen |
row 6, cell 1 | Tietgenkollegiet | row 6, cell 2 | Ørestad | row 6, cell 3 | 2006 | row 6, cell 4 | Lundgaard & Tranberg |
row 7, cell 1 | Royal Playhouse | row 7, cell 2 | | row 7, cell 3 | 2008 | row 7, cell 4 | Lundgaard & Tranberg |
row 8, cell 1 | Mountain Dwellings | row 8, cell 2 | | row 8, cell 3 | 2008 | row 8, cell 4 | Bjarke Ingels |
row 9, cell 1 | Metropolis | row 9, cell 2 | Kongens Enghave | row 9, cell 3 | 2008 | row 9, cell 4 | Future Systems |
row 10, cell 1 | The Elephant House | row 10, cell 2 | Frederiksberg | row 10, cell 3 | 2008 | row 10, cell 4 | Foster + Partners |
row 11, cell 1 | Copenhagen Concert Hall | row 11, cell 2 | Ørestad | row 11, cell 3 | 2009 | row 11, cell 4 | Jean Nouvel |
row 12, cell 1 | National Aquarium Denmark | row 12, cell 2 | Kastrup | row 12, cell 3 | 2014 | row 12, cell 4 | building similar to Guggenheim in Bilbao |
row 13, cell 1 | Parken Footballstadium | row 13, cell 2 | Østerbro | row 13, cell 3 | 1992 (originally opened in 1911) | row 13, cell 4 | will be used for four matches in Euro 2020 |
row 14, cell 1 | | row 14, cell 2 | Indre By/Vesterbro | row 14, cell 3 | 1960 | row 14, cell 4 | by Arne Jacobsen | |
Notes and References
- Web site: SLKE: Slottets historie . www.kronborg.dk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627184916/http://www.kronborg.dk/oplev-slottet/slottets-historie/ . 2013-06-27.