The Harbour Circle

The Royal Danish Playhouse is defined by a deep-brown brick exterior and a continuous glass-encased upper story, with nearly forty percent of the structure projecting directly over the water. Designed by the Danish practice Lundgaard and…

Inderhavnsbroen is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge stretching one hundred eighty meters across Copenhagen’s Inner Harbour. You can identify it by its sinuous, S-shaped curve and the unique way its two central spans retract horizontally to…

The Opera House sits on the waterfront at Holmen, defined by its expansive glass facade and a prominent, cantilevered roof that stretches far out over the harbor waters. This building is a gift to the Danish people from the A. P. Møller…

Cirkelbroen stands out for its five staggered, circular platforms, each topped with a mast and connected by thin steel cables. This bridge crosses the mouth of the Christianshavn Canal, linking Applebys Plads to the south with…

The Royal Danish Library is defined by the sharp, angular silhouette of its waterfront extension, known as the Black Diamond. Clad in polished black granite quarried in Zimbabwe and processed in Italy, the building’s dark, reflective…

Langebro, or Long Bridge, is a large bascule bridge spanning the inner harbor of Copenhagen. You can identify it by the distinctive turquoise-colored bridge tower that rises from its center, which houses the machinery used to lift the…

Cykelslangen is a two hundred thirty-meter-long elevated bicycle bridge distinguished by its winding, bright orange steel structure that snakes between harbor-side buildings. Opened in twenty-fourteen, it was designed by the firm Dissing…

Bryggebroen is a steel swing bridge that stretches one hundred ninety meters across Copenhagen Harbour, linking the districts of Islands Brygge and Havneholmen. When it opened on September fourteenth, two thousand six, it marked the first…