BLOX / Danish Architecture Center
10 Bryghusgade, Copenhagen, København K, 1473, Denmark
When Rem Koolhaas and OMA designed BLOX, they described it as "an inhabited infrastructure knot" — which is exactly the kind of thing architects say when they know a building is going to be controversial.
Cisternerne
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Beneath a gentle hill in Søndermarken Park lies Denmark's only dripstone cave — except it is not a cave at all.
Designmuseum Danmark
68 Bredgade, Copenhagen, København K, 1260, Denmark
The museum that tells the story of Danish design is housed in a building that is itself one of the finest examples of Danish architecture.
National Museum of Denmark
10 Ny Vestergade, Copenhagen, København K, 1471, Denmark
Denmark's largest museum of cultural history is housed in the Prince's Palace, a Rococo masterpiece designed by Nicolai Eigtved and built between 1743 and 1744 as the residence of Crown Prince Frederik, later King Frederik V.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
7 Dantes Plads, Copenhagen, København V, 1556, Denmark
Carl Jacobsen made a fortune selling beer and spent it buying art — specifically sculpture, because he believed three-dimensional art came closest to the fundamental condition of being human.
Rosenborg Castle
Øster Voldgade 4A, 1350 København K
Christian IV built Rosenborg between 1606 and 1634 as a summer pleasure palace, and he loved the place so much that he chose to die there.
Explore museum in Copenhagen
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.