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Vilhelm Lauritzen's Terminal
Vilhelm Lauritzen's Terminal, constructed in 1939 to a Functionalist design by Vilhelm Lauritzen, was the first airport terminal constructed at Copenhagen Airport. The building is internationally recognised as a principal example of Danish modernist architecture. It was moved to its current location in 1999. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 2000. It is now used for receiving foreign heads of state and other VIPs arriving at the airport. History Copenhagen's first airfield was located at Kløvermarken. The new Copenhagen Airport began operations on a grass field a little further to the south in 1925. In the late 1930s, Vilhelm Lauritzen was charged with designing the airport's first terminal. The building was completed in 1939. In the 1990s, it was decided to move the terminal building to make way for a planned expansion of the airport. In September 1999, it was moved on coupled flatbed trucks across the apron and the runways to its new l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastrup
Kastrup () is a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, on the east coast of Amager in Tårnby Municipality. It is the site of Copenhagen Airport. In Danish, the airport is often called ''Kastrup Lufthavn'' (Kastrup Airport) or ''Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup'' (Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup). History In 1749 Jacob Fortling obtained a royal license to establish a lime plant in Kastrup. It harbor in Kastrup for the landing of chalk from Saltholm. He soon diversified with a brickyard (1752) and a pottery specializing in faience (1755) at the same site. This marked the beginning of an industrial development that accelerated after the opening of Kastrup Glassworks in 1847. Copenhagen Airport opened in 1925. Landmarks Local landmarks include the - *National Aquarium Denmark, National Aquarium, public aquarium *Kastrup Værk, pottery and tile works *Kastrupgård, a former manor house *Kastrup Church *Travbaneparken, a public park (formerly the Amager speedway stadium) Notable people * Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Functionalism (architecture)
In architecture, functionalism is the principle that buildings should be designed based solely on their purpose and function. An international functionalist architecture movement emerged in the wake of World War I, as part of the wave of Modernism. Its ideas were largely inspired by a desire to build a new and better world for the people, as broadly and strongly expressed by the social and political movements of Europe after the extremely devastating world war. In this respect, functionalist architecture is often linked with the ideas of socialism and modern humanism. A new slight addition to this new wave of architecture was that not only should buildings and houses be designed around the purpose of functionality, architecture should also be used as a means to physically create a better world and a better life for people in the broadest sense. This new functionalist architecture had the strongest impact in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, the USSR and the Netherlands, and from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Lauritzen
Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter. Biography Vilhelm Lauritzen was born in Slagelse, Denmark. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, graduating in 1921. The following year he founded his own firm, Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter, in 1928 and remained active in the firm until 1969. He received the Academy's Gold Medal in 1926 and up through the 1920s he created a number of monumental designs in a classicist style which were never realized.Anne-Louise Sommer: Towards the end of the decade he travelled in Central Europe and became acquainted with the latest trends in Functionalist architecture with its technical and structural innovations. This inspired him to a grounded and restrained Modernism and it was with such buildings that he had his breakthrough. His first large commission to be built was the Daells Varehus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (, ) is an international airport serving Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, as well as the wider Øresund Region, including Zealand and the southern Sweden, Swedish province of Scania. In 2023 it was the largest airport in the List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries, Nordic countries. As the Nordic countries' largest airport, it served close to 30 million passengers in 2024. It is one of the oldest international airports in Europe, the fourth-busiest in United Nations geoscheme for Europe, Northern Europe, and the busiest for international travel in Scandinavia. The airport is on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre, to which it is connected by the Øresund Bridge. The airport covers an area of . Most of the airport is in the municipality of Tårnby Municipality, Tårnby, with a small part in the city of Dragør Municipality, Dragør. The airport is the main airline hub, hub out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Tårnby Municipality
This is a list of listed buildings in Tårnby Municipality, Denmark. The list References External links Danish Agency of Culture {{DEFAULTSORT:Listed buildings in Tarmby Municipality Listed buildings and structures in Tårnby Municipality, Lists of listed buildings in Denmark, Tårnby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
