Kastrup Strandpark is a waterfront park on the east coast of Amager in

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. It is situated between the larger

Amager Strandpark Amager Strandpark (Amager Beach Park) is a seaside public park in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located on the island of Amager and includes an artificial island and offers a total of of beaches. From the beach, the Middelgrunden wind farm can be ...

to the north and the

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and the

Scanport Scanport is a mixed use development on the east coast of Amager, just north of Copenhagen Airport, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Redevelopment The area, including the small Kastrup Harbour, originally belonged to Kastrup Værk, a porcelain factory and ch ...

development to the south. The park was established on reclaimed land in connection with the construction of the new Kastrup Marina. The project was designed by

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in collaboration with the landscape architect Erik Mygind.

Kastrup Sea Bath

Kastrup Sea Bath was built in 2004–05 to a design by White Architects. It consists of the main building on the water, a new beach and a service building with lavatories and a handicap changing room. In 2009 it received a bronze medal from the olympic committee in the swimming venues category.

Sculptury

Two sculptures are found in the park. An unnamed sculpture by Søren Georg Jensen was donated by

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in 1981. Jørgen Haugen Sørensen's granite sculpture ''Kolossen'' is a donation from the Ny Carlsberg Foundation. It is 7.2 metres tall and weights 69 tons.

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