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 Bellavista Housing Estate, Strandvejen, Klampenborg, north Copenhagen 1934 Arne Jacobsen, Architect Innovative early Jacobsen building. Listed in 1987. Restaurant Jacobsen located here 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 Kongens Nytorv photo © Adrian Welch Amagertorv photo © Adrian Welch Strøget Copenhagen photo © Adrian Welch Nytorv, Civic / Court building in southwest corner 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