Old and new Copenhagen, 27th of June 2015

On bike from the North-Western part of Copenhagen, through the old town, to the new housing and business areas in the old commercial harbor – a new suburban area.

A mural on my way to Nørrebro – the most multiethnic pat of Copenhagen.

The old Nørrebro Train Station marks the entrance to Nørrebro

A small marked opposite the Train Station – we could be in the Middle East

Nørrebrogade a quit Saturday morning – usually it is crowded with people, bicycles and cars.

Nørrebrogade is one of Denmark’s most famous streets and runs through the whole of Nørrebro.

My family has been living on Nørrebro for many year, but moved away when my father was young. Working class families lived here with 10 children in small lousy apartments. We have also been living for a couple of years in a new housing area just next to where this picture was taken.

Nørreport station – Denmark’s busiest train station – marks the easternmost border of Nørrebro

Rosenborg Castle – once the kings weekend house outside the city walls.

The high school students has just finished their exams – and where visible everywhere in the city cheering and shouting.

Nyhavn (the new harbor) was once one of the Red Light Districts of Copenhagen.

Today Nyhavn is crowded with tourists.

When I was student in Copenhagen generations ago, there were still some of the old taverns in Nyhavn, few people, and Nyhavn was not a posh touristic place.

The Royal Playhouse (http://kglteater.dk/whats-on/performances/rundvisninger/sommerrundvisning-skuespilhuset) – and in the background the Royal Opera are newcomers in Copenhagen

View from the Royal Playhouse

The Royal Opera

The Mast crane from 1749 is situated at the Marine Station at the entrance to the harbor

In this building just next to the ferry to Oslo, the Greater Copenhagen County Council had its offices in its heydays. I was working here as planner on water quality issues for a couple of years

The “Christiansborg” (christians Castle) home of the Danish parliament.

High school student in front of the Børsen. Børsen is a building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built by Christian IV in 1619–1640 and is the oldest stock exchange in Denmark.

Frederiksholm Kanal in the centre of the old Copenhagen

The former industrial port in the Copenhagen South Port has become one of Copenhagen's largest development areas. The development of the northern part of the area, including Sluseholmen Havneholmen and Teglholmen is already in full swing. Already 2,491 homes with 5,115 residents has been build, and eventually should the Copenhagen South Port accommodate a total of 9,000 homes, 16,000 residents and 22,500 jobs. The district will be developed with a mix of commercial, residential and a study - a combination that today characterize these developments. In the center of the picture a new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians only

The new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians only