Højbro

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Højbro

Højbro seen from Slotsholmen
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrian and bicycle traffic
Crosses Slotsholmens Kanal
Locale Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer Vilhelm Dahlerup
Design Arch bridge
Opened 1878
Coordinates 55°40′39″N 12°34′48″W / 55.6776°N 12.5799°W / 55.6776; -12.5799Coordinates: 55°40′39″N 12°34′48″W / 55.6776°N 12.5799°W / 55.6776; -12.5799

Højbro (lit. English: High Bridge) is a bridge in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the small island Slotsholmen with its Christiansborg Palace to the rest of the city centre at Højbro Plads which is named after it.

History

Højbro in 1839 with women selling fish at Gammel Strand, painting by Wilhelm Petersen

There has been a bridge at the site since the middle ages. The current bridge was built in 1878 to a design by Vilhelm Dahlerup, who also renewed Holmens Bro and Børsbroen, two other Slotsholmen bridges, which were later dismantled and replaced by other bridges. It was expanded to its current width in the 1960s.[1]

Design

The bridge is made of steel and rests on a granite plinth.[2]

Agnete and the Merman

The underwater bronze sculpture Agnete and the Merman, designed by Suste Bonnén, is placed in the canal next to the bridge. Its subject is taken from a story in Danish folklore.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Broer" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  2. ↑ "Glemte broer i København" (in Danish). abora.users.whitehat.dk/kbh.htm. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  3. ↑ "Agnete og Havmanden" (in Danish). Københavns Kommune. Retrieved 2012-08-28. 
  4. ↑ "Visit The Underwater Statue In Copenhagen: Agnete and the Merman" (in English). Retrieved 2012-09-07. 

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