In the last post there were some photos that mainly showed the older style of architecture in Copenhagen but there are some uber-cool modern buildings dotted around the city.
One example is the Black Diamond building that was only built in the last 10 years. It houses the Royal Library and a Museum and overlooks the main canal towards Islands Brygge. Apparently it was met with mixed reviews from the Danes but it has certainly become something of a feature along the canal. This shot shows it in profile.
When going for a wander (read: getting hopelessly lost) around the central city I came across this building that is under construction. It is unique in its very modern design and interesting mix of angles and glass while at the same time pushing the boundaries as far as height. As mentioned in the last post, the Danes feel a sense of antipathy towards anything approaching a skyscraper.
I also found the Saxo Bank building about 15 minutes from the CBD in a suburb called Hellerup, which is just north of, and no doubt influenced by, the affluent suburb of Østerbro. The building is, again, a really cool mix of angles and coloured glass and really stands out from the crowd when viewed from the end of a nearby beach. I love the other really cool stripey buildings that surround it, though the rather boring brown building (a school) in the foreground is a little bit depressing.
At the other end of the scale you have such buildings as Rosenborg Castle, built in the 1400s and originally intended as the Royal Summer House (and now houses the Crown Jewels) and the sculpture museum called the Glyptotek, which seems to be very much in the style of renaissance-era buildings that you might find in parts of Italy. I have been told that it is a really good museum and the best bit is that it is free to everyone on Sundays!
Rosenborg Castle
Glyptotek
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