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Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen City Hall: 2. Verdensjamboree 9.-17. august 1924 i Ermelunden (j)
Copenhagen City Hall: 20190621 Copenhagen 6782 (48445373296)

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City hall · Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen City Hall

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1892–1905
Declared purpose
Seat of the city council
Today
Survives, still the city hall
Build time
About 13 years (1892–1905)
Region
Europe
Architect of record
Martin Nyrop, architect: about 39 when credited (1888, born 1849). Build time on record: about 13 years (1892–1905).All architects of record →
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A red-brick city hall with one of the tallest towers in Copenhagen, the sixth city hall on record.

  1. The sixth

    Earlier city halls were lost, several to fire.

  2. Siena in Denmark

    Its design is linked to Siena's town hall.

  3. Architect of record

    Martin Nyrop (born 1849) was about 39 when credited with the design in 1888. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.

Questions worth asking

  • Why copy Italy in Denmark?

Possible original uses

  • City hall

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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