Copenhagen Buildings, Denmark : Information + Images

Ten Key Copenhagen buildings / projects, chronological: 1. Round Tower / Rundetårn Jørgen Scheffel, Hans van Steenwinkel the younger; I & J Exner, architects photo provided by Danish Architecture Centre in 2004 Rundetårn København 2. Grundtvig Kirke / Grundtvig Kirke P.V. Jensen-Klint, Architect building image © adrian welch Grundtvig Church photos 3. SAS Royal Hotel Copenhagen / Radisson SAS Royal Hotel København Arne Jacobsen, Architect photo © adrian welch SAS Royal Hotel Copenhagen : first Copenhagen skyscraper 4. Bagsvaerd Church / Bagsværd Kirke Jorn Utzon, Architect image © adrian welch Bagsvaerd Church 5. Arken Museum of Modern Art / Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst 1995 Søren Robert Lund, Architect 6. Jarmers Place / Jarmers Plads Erik Brandt Dam - Brandt Hell Hansted Holscher Arkitekter photo © adrian welch Copenhagen tower 7. Birger Christensen - stair / Birger Christensen Magasin Eva Jiricna Architects image © adrian welch Strøget interior 8. Royal Library - Extension / Sort Diamant København Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen, Architects photograph © adrian welch Called the Black Diamond - Sort Diamant 9. Copenhagen Opera House / Operahus i København Henning Larsen, Arkitekt image © adrian welch Copenhagen Opera House 10. Ordrupgaard Art Museum - New Wing / Museum Ordrupgaard Zaha Hadid photo © adrian welch Ordrupgaard Copenhagen Copenhagen Architecture Blue Corner Housing, Dronningensgade, Christianshavn Tegnestuen Vandkunsten Architects image © adrian welch Contemporary House in Christianshavn Copenhagen Airport Terminal 3 & Control Tower, Amager Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects photo from VLA Copenhagen Airport Building Danish National Bank Building, Havnegade 5, Indre By Arne Jacobsen, Architect; Dissing + Weitling A/S Arkitekten picture © Adrian Welch Danish National Bank Danish Design Centre, HC Andersen Boulevard 27, Indre By Henning Larsens Tegnestue image © adrian welch Danish Design Centre The Danish Jewish Museum / Dansk Jødisk Museum, Proviantpassagen 6 Daniel Libeskind Danish Jewish Museum Gemini Residence - Harbour Pods, Havnestad MVRDV Architects with Jørgensen & Wolhfeldts photo © Adrian Welch Gemini Copenhagen Housing Hedorf Residence Hall, Frederiksberg KHR arkitekter photo : Laura Stamer Hedorf Kollegium Hotel FOX / Hotel FOX, Jarmers Plads 3 various designers photo © Adrian Welch Hotel Fox Copenhagen Illums Bolighus / Illums Bolighus, Amagertorv 6-10, The Strøget architect n/a photo © Adrian Welch Classic Strøget department store: see Amagertorv link towards base of page Magasin du Nord, Kongens Nytorv - picture © Adrian Welch Copenhagen Department Store Main Railway Station / Hovedbanegaarden, Indre By Heinrich Wenck Architect photo © Adrian Welch Copenhagen Railway Station National Broadcasting Company Concert Hall / DR Byen, Ørestad various architects foto : dragoer luftfoto DR Byen National Gallery - extension / Statens Museum for Kunst København Anna Maria Indrio image © adrian welch Statens Museum for Kunst New Elephant House - Copenhagen Zoo / Elefant Hus København Zoo Foster + Partners photograph : Nigel Young_Foster + Partners Copenhagen Zoo Elephant House Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek - French Wing, adj. Tivoli Gardens Henning Larsen, Architect picture © Adrian Welch Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (original building shown) Ørestad apartments PLOT Architects picture © Adrian Welch Copenhagen Apartments Ørestad City Masterplan, south Copenhagen Daniel Libeskind image © adrian welch Orestad Architecture Paustian furniture store / Paustian Møbelhus, Nordhavn Jørn Utzon image © adrian welch Paustian designer furniture showroom by world-famous Danish architect Jorn Utzon. More Nordhavn arkitektur further down this page at 'Nordhavnen' Stelling's House / Stelling Hus, Gammeltorv Arne Jacobsen, Architect image © adrian welch Stelling building Student housing, Amager Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitektfirma photo: Peter Guthrie Copenhagen Student housing T-Husene mixed-use development Steven Holl Architects Ørestad Copenhagen - housing Tivoli Gardens Hotel Foster + Partners image : Foster + Partners Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen Unibank Headquarters / Unibank A/S 1995-99 Henning Larsen, Architect image © adrian welch Opposite the Sort Diamant - Copenhagen Royal Library Extension Vor Frelsers Church / Vor Frelsers Kirke, Sankt Annæ Gade 29, Christianshavn 1682-96 Architect n/a image © adrian welch View from this famous Copenhagen church - spiral route to the spire top The Wedge Copenhagen Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter photo : Jens Lindhe Copenhagen Business School Copenhagen Architecture Photos : Danish dockland architecture Images of Danish Architecture (Summer 2002): larger images available on request Free Docks / Frihavnen image © adrian welch Tuborg Docks / Tuborghavnen image © adrian welch North Docks / Nordhavnen image © adrian welch South Docks / Sydhavnen image © adrian welch Holmen image © adrian welch Knippels Bridge / Knippelsbro image © adrian welch Copenhagen Social Housing / Social Bolig København photo © Adrian Welch Typical city centre tenement Copenhagen Housing Key Public Spaces in the city - Copenhagen Squares + Parks Amalienborg - Amalienborg Castle 1784- photo © Adrian Welch Formal square with equestrian statue of King Frederik V in the centre. The Danish Royal buildings around it - Queen's House, Christian VIII palace including the Amalienborg Museum Nyhavn (New Harbour) Famous dock in the heart of the city with many quality restaurants photo © Adrian Welch Rådhuspladsen (Town Hall Square) Contains the Town Hall along its southern edge and the 'telephone building' in the northern section by the bus stops, containing tourist information photo © Adrian Welch Copenhagen Town Hall + Square Amagertorv photo © Adrian Welch Kongens Nytorv photo © Adrian Welch Nytorv, Civic / Court building in southwest corner photo © Adrian Welch Strøget Copenhagen photo © Adrian Welch Other historic buildings in this Guide to Copenhagen Architecture, alphabetical: Marble Church / Marmorkirken, 4, Frederiksgade Rosenborg Castle / Rosenborg Slot, Øster Voldgade 4 1606-34 Christiansborg Castle / Christiansborg Slot, Folketinget photo © Adrian Welch Christiansborg Danish Stock Exchange / Børsen København, Slotsholmsgade og Børsgade Lorenz og Hans van Steenwinkel, Arkitekten photo © Adrian Welch Danish Stock Exchange