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Marmormolen ( lit. "Marble Pier") is a wharf in the Søndre Frihavn (English: South Free Port) area of
Marble Pier was constructed from 1893 to 1896 as part of the original Freeport of Copenhagen and remained in use until the late 1980s. It takes its name after ''Den Ankerske Marmorforretning'' (English: The Anker Marble Business), the first industrial enterprise to be established in the free port. It has since changed its name to Stenex but is still located close by, while most of its original premises were cleared in the late 1980s.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
, Denmark. Currently under redevelopment, a new office building for the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
activities in Copenhagen is being built at its tip. The plans also include a highrise which will be connected to another highrise at the tip of Langelinie Pier across the entrance to the Søndre Frihavn dock by a pedestrian and cycling bridge 65 meters above the harbor.
History
Marble Pier was constructed from 1893 to 1896 as part of the original Freeport of Copenhagen and remained in use until the late 1980s. It takes its name after ''Den Ankerske Marmorforretning'' (English: The Anker Marble Business), the first industrial enterprise to be established in the free port. It has since changed its name to Stenex but is still located close by, while most of its original premises were cleared in the late 1980s.
Buildings
The Harbour Pilot's Building is sited on the wharf. It is a three-storey brick building from 1942.Redevelopment
The master plan for the redevelopment of the area was prepared by3XN
3XN is a Danish architectural practice with head office in Copenhagen.
History
The company was founded in Århus in 1986 as Nielsen, Nielsen & Nielsen (later 3 X Nielsen) by Kim Herforth Nielsen, Lars Frank Nielsen and Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen. ...
. CPH City & Port Development and ATP Ejendomme subsequently launched a competition by invitation for the design of the two towers which was won by Steven Holl Architects.
See also
*Midtermolen
Midtermolen is a pier which extends north from India Quay in the Southern Free Port of Copenhagen, Denmark, dividing the dock into an east and west basin.
History
The wharf was constructed as part of the original free port which was construct ...
References
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