Works of art to see Copenhagen

Donated by the Nordea Foundation to the city of Copenhagen and inaugurated in August 2015, the bridge was designed by homegrown architect Olafur Eliasson. Five circular platforms of varying sizes, each dominated by its own mast, offer passersby and bicycles an alternative route. Illuminated at night, pivoting to let boats in and out, this work is a masterpiece that is part of the local urban development plan.

This bridge, which crosses the Frederiksholm Canal, provides access to the quarry of Christianborg Castle. It was once the main entrance to the castle. Among the few remains of the first palace before the fire of 1795 are the two pavilions to which it leads and the royal stables. This rococo ensemble signed Nicolai Eigtved was completed in 1772. Decorated with medallions by the sculptor Louis-Augustin Le Clerc, it owes its name to the light-coloured Norwegian marble that covers it.