Copenhagen Town Hall

One of the most beautiful buildings of the Danish capital is the modern city hall of Copenhagen. It was built in 1905 by architect Martin Nurop. It was based on the Palazzo Pubblico, which is the town hall in Siena. But it was necessary to create a building that would organically fit into the overall architectural style of the Danish capital.

The building of the town hall is made of red brick. On the main facade is a gilded sculpture of Bishop Absalon, who was the founder of Copenhagen. Above the building stands a 106-meter tower, which can be climbed by climbing 300 steps. Copenhagen City Hall is one of the tallest buildings in the city, so the view from above is absolutely incredible.

Tourists and guidebooks often mention the town hall clock, but there are actually two. The ones on the tower are of no particular interest. The astronomical clock of Jens Olsen, installed in a special inner room of the town hall. They were launched in 1955 and have operated with perfect accuracy ever since. The margin of error is so negligible that in 300 years of operation, the clock will be lost in readings by only a quarter of a second. In addition to the exact time, they show the date, day of the week, month and year, the time of sunrise and sunset, as well as the length of days, nights and phases of the moon. Among other things, they have a church calendar indicating the date of Easter and other Christian holidays, a diagram of the movement of the celestial bodies of the solar system and a map of the constellations. E