Copenhagen City Hall

For the previous structures, see Copenhagen City Hall (1479–1728) and Copenhagen City Hall (1728–1795).

Copenhagen City Hall
Københavns Rådhus (Danish)
Copenhagen City Hall in 2018
Copenhagen City Hall
Location within Copenhagen
General information
Architectural styleNational Romantic style
LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates55°40′31″N 12°34′13″E / 55.67528°N 12.57028°E / 55.67528; 12.57028
Construction started1893
Completed1905
ClientCopenhagen Municipality
Height
Height105.6 metres (346 ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectMartin Nyrop

Copenhagen City Hall (Danish: Københavns Rådhus) is the city hall of Copenhagen, Denmark, situated on the City Hall Square in central Copenhagen. It houses the headquarters of the Copenhagen City Council as well as the office of the Lord mayor of the Copenhagen Municipality.

The sixth incarnation of the Copenhagen City Hall, the current building in National Romantic Renaissance Revial style was designed by the Danish architect Martin Nyrop and constructed between 1892 and 1905.

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