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Location Year Architect The Black Diamond: Indre By: 1999 Schmidt hammer lassen: Danish Jewish Museum: Indre By: 2004 Daniel Libeskind: VM Houses: Ørestad: 2005 Bjarke Ingels/Julien de Smedt: Gemini Residence: Islands Brygge: 2005 MVRDV: Copenhagen Opera House: Holmen: 2005 Henning Larsen: Tietgenkollegiet: Ørestad: 2006 Lundgaard & Tranberg ...
View of Copenhagen from the tower of the Church of Our Saviour. The architecture of Copenhagen in Denmark is characterised by a wide variety of styles, progressing through Christian IV's early 17th century landmarks and the elegant 17th century mansions and palaces of Frederiksstaden, to the late 19th century residential boroughs and cultural institutions to the modernistic contribution of the ...
[1] [2] It is one of the city's oldest churches and an architectural landmark. [3] It is situated on Nikolaj Plads, a few steps away from Amagertorv and Strøget. The church building is noted for its fanciful Neo-Baroque 90 m (300 ft) long spire. [4] The tower is the third highest in Copenhagen. [5]
The Bergia Foundation published the first printed version of the map in 2002. In 2011, Copenhagen City Archives launched a website with a digitalized version of Gedde's maps to mark the 250 years anniversary of his elevated map of Copenhagen. The digital map had been produced in connection with the Bergia Foundation's 2002 publication. [2]
The Rosenborg Castle Garden is the country's oldest royal garden and was embellished in the Renaissance style by Christian IV shortly before the construction of the main castle. Today, the gardens are a popular retreat for the people of Copenhagen, and attract an estimated 2.5 million visitors every year.
Danish Architecture Center was established as a foundation in 1986 by the then National Union of Danish Architects, the Danish Association of Architectural Firms, the Danish Association of Consulting Engineers, the Danish Contractors’ Association, the Danish Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Federation of Danish Industries.
The Round Tower (Danish: Rundetårn) is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV.Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983.