Contribution
The Royal Danish Opera
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Abstract:
Denmark’s national opera is a landmark in the city of Copenhagen, and a symbol of the city’s rich cultural life.
Completed in 2004, the Royal Danish Opera was commissioned in an aim to create a new performance venue for Copenhagen – featuring design and acoustics of international repute. The Opera is located across the harbor from Amalienborg palace and the historic center of the city and serves as one of the city’s foremost cultural landmarks, as well as one of Denmark’s largest and most innovative structures.
A floating centerpiece of Copenhagen’s inner harbor, the Opera House played a fundamental role in the transformation of the former industrial port into the vibrant recreational area of today.
Completed in 2004, the Royal Danish Opera was commissioned in an aim to create a new performance venue for Copenhagen – featuring design and acoustics of international repute. The Opera is located across the harbor from Amalienborg palace and the historic center of the city and serves as one of the city’s foremost cultural landmarks, as well as one of Denmark’s largest and most innovative structures.
A floating centerpiece of Copenhagen’s inner harbor, the Opera House played a fundamental role in the transformation of the former industrial port into the vibrant recreational area of today.