Høje Gladsaxe is a large

housing project Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

, approximately 10 km northwest of central

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. The project contains five 15-storey blocks, two 8-storey blocks and some smaller blocks. It contains around 2,500 apartments. The project was finished in 1966.

Notable people

* Anis Basim Moujahid (born 1992), stage name Basim, a Danish pop singer and songwriter; of Moroccan origin, but lives in Høje Gladsaxe,

External links

Høje Gladsaxe website
Housing estates in Copenhagen Buildings and structures completed in 1966 Geography of Copenhagen Gladsaxe Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub