Architecture & Urban Spaces

Østerport Station is one of Copenhagen's busiest transport hubs with both metro, long-distance trains, and S-trains. It was built back in 1897 and designed by Danish architect Heinrich Wenck.

Trianglen, Latin for triangle, was once part of the city’s fortification. The iconic middle building was designed by the architect P. V. Jensen in 1907 and included toilets, kiosk, and ticket sales. Today, it is an important traffic hub in Østerbro.

Olufsvej is considered the Nyhavn of Østerbro with small cosy houses and traces of past craftsmanship. The street consists of 41 houses that all look different. The street is known for its ‘sinking houses’ due to the tilting facades.

Get off your bike and wheel it through Brumleby, a charming village of yellow houses established by the Danish Medical Association who wanted to create healthy and affordable housing for the working class following the cholera epidemic in 1853.

Nordre Frihavnsgade is often highlighted as one of the best shopping streets in Copenhagen. Starting at Trianglen and continuing all the way to the harbour, it offers world-class shopping, and fantastic cafes.

Established in 1857, Rosenvænget is assumably the oldest residential area of single-family detached homes in Denmark. When the neighbourhood was established, many of the villas were designed for famous Danes who used them as their holiday homes.

Named after the Danish resistance movement from World War II, Bopa Plads is a popular square where locals get together. On hot summer days, you can even mistake Bopa Plads for a southern European city square with seniors playing bocce under the sun.

Århusgade and the surrounding area is home to distinctive buildings like The Silo, Portland Towers and Frihavns Tårnet. The industrial past of the neighborhood, including 'Den Røde By', historic houses built with traditional red bricks, is preserved.

The Silo is known due to the quirky graffiti – ‘HVA DRIKKER MØLR’ (What’s Mølr drinking?) - an iconic feature of the lost industrial age. Once used to store grain, The Silo is today transformed into 17 storeys of luxury apartments and a hip restaurant.

Sandkaj, a long promenade with a bathing zone open to the public all year round, is nothing less than a recreational gem. Sandkaj is so popular among locals that the deck itself is not visible on a hot summer day.

The eight wings of UN City Copenhagen symbolically reach out to all corners of the globe with a total of 1,600 employees from 100 different nations. Inside the building, a black-lacquered staircase connects all floors and departments in an organic manner.

Hundreds of thousands of hopeful Danes travelled to the United States from Amerikakaj, Danish for America quay, during the 19th century. Many of the emigrants' names are engraved in the cobblestones.