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Architecture in Denmark

Architecture in Denmark



As for attractive architecture, international heavyweights such as Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon and Henning Larsen have long ago placed Denmark on the architectural world map.

And you only have to visit our country, to see that the contemporary Danish architects continue to shape urban and city Denmark with a sense of high quality, natural and very modern building design.

Architecture: an Overview

The new Royal Opera House

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Danish architects

Buildings designed by Danish architects can be seen many places worldwide - to mention a few:

The Sydney Opera (Jørn Utzon),
La Grande Arche at La Defence in Paris (von Sprechelsen), and
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh (Henning Larsen)

But these architects and others have also left their mark on Copenhagen and its surroundings. Recent years have seen the erection of quite a few buildings in which architects from other countries have also participated.

The new Royal Opera House designed by Henning Larsen:




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