Copenhagen City Hall () is the headquarters of the Copenhagen City Council as well as the

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of the Copenhagen Municipality,

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. The building is situated on City Hall Square in central Copenhagen.

Architecture

The current building was inaugurated in 1905. It was designed by the architect Martin Nyrop in the National Romantic style but with inspiration from the Siena City Hall. It is dominated by its richly ornamented front, the gilded statue of Absalon just above the balcony and the tall, slim clock tower. The latter is, at 105.6 metres, one of the tallest buildings in the generally low city of Copenhagen. In addition to the tower clock, the City Hall also houses Jens Olsen's World Clock.

History

The current city hall was designed by architect Martin Nyrop, with Vilhelm Fischer as the supervisor of works, and the design for the building was inspired by the city hall of

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. Construction began in 1892 and the hall was opened on 12 September 1905. Before the city hall moved to its present location, it was situated at Gammeltorv/ Nytorv. The first city hall was in use from about 1479 until it burned down in the great Copenhagen fire of 1728. The second city hall was built in 1728 and was designed by J.C. Ernst and J.C. Krieger. It burned down in the Copenhagen fire of 1795. In 1815 a new city hall, designed by C.F.Hansen, was erected on Nytorv. It was intended to house both the city hall and a court. Today it is still in use as the Copenhagen Court House. In 2007, the National Bank of Denmark issued a 20 DKK commemorative coin of the tower.

Cultural references

* Many of the hospital scenes where Lili Elbe ( Eddie Redmayne) undergoes her operations in the 2015 drama film '' The Danish Girl'' were filmed in the atrium of Copenhagen City Hall.

Image gallery

File:Copenhagen City Hall detail.jpg File:Copenhagen City Hall Tower.jpg, Tower File:Copenhagen City Hall - tower.jpg File:Koebenhavns Raadhus Copenhagen raadhushaven detail.jpg File:Copenhagen City Hall - Absalon.jpg, Absalon relief File:Copenhagen townhall tower clock 2.jpg, Clock File:Copenhagen City Hall - courtyard.jpg, From the courtyard File:Copenhagen City Hall interior.jpg, Interior File:Town Hall of Copenhagen (aerial view).jpg, Aerial view, with surrounding buildings

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