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The new buildings placed around Karen Blixen Park at the Ørestad City.

Ørestad City

Ørestad Tourism Poster.

The Ørestad City
The new Ørestad areas on the isle of Amager was appointed to be the former city district in 1993 - and the plan was to build and develop a mini metropolis outside of Copenhagen for 20,000 to 30,000 residences - as well as expected 65,000 people working in this part of town - when the Ørestad finally is established.

The Masterplan
In 1997 a master-plan for the new urban area was presented dividing the area into four districts. Since the turn of the millennium - a vast number of buildings have been built - including more than thousands of common residential flats - apartments plus luxury condos - as well as buildings for educational use - hotels - shopping centers and mall - retail stores - the Ørestad College - the new IT University of Copenhagen and University of Copenhagen's Southern Campus covering the whole of Ørestad area. Many new buildings and architectural highlights are under construction together with the building of the Ørestad Business Center. The total area of Ørestad is 3.2 km² and about 600 metres wide and 5 km long. The four districts are - Ørestad Nord - Amager Fælled Kvarteret - Ørestad City and Ørestad Syd.

The IT University of Copenhagen is an architectural pearl - is the largest institution of research and education in Denmark with about 37.000 students and 7000 employees. Photo: Adam Mørk

DR's - Denmark’s Radio's - beautiful Concert Hall with the blue frontage - is a new national and international concert venue for Denmark - and for music and concert lover’s. Photo: Jan Lykke

DR-Town and the new Koncerthus (Concert Hall)
The headquarter of Danish National Broadcasting Corporation (DR) - Denmark’s Radio - is situated at the Ørestad areas - where all the employees were moved from the inner city of Copenhagen to their new premises. The innovative Koncerthus (Concert Hall) with its blue frontage is a new national and international concert venue for Denmark - and for music loving concertgoers too.

The University Canal surrounded by The Faculty of Humanities in tranquil surroundings.

The Metro line runs trough Ørestad City right to the Airport of Copenhagen. Photo: Jacob Klamer

Transport
The E20 motorway to the Airport and Sweden via the Øresund Bridge runs through Ørestad City and Metro line M1 serves the transport to the airport - while passing and stopping in the Ørestad area at the DR-Town and Bella Center plus the southern district of Ørestad.

Many cafés - restaurants - special eating places - and shopping areas are located at Ørestad City.

Bella Center - Trade and Congress Center is a neighbour to the new Ørestad district.

Ørestad & Amager is worth a visit
The new Ørestad district on the isle of Amager is worth a visit - and it will take nearly five minutes from the Central Station by the Metro to see this unique and creative city raise from the surface - as a new regional centre of Northern Europe called the Øresund Region.

The Merchant Town Christianshavn & Ørestad
The new merchant town Christianshavn was founded around 1617 - and was named after the King (King Christian IV) - and situated on the Isles of Amager about 110 metres from the cost of Sealand and divided by the waters of the inner harbour. Construction work to establish Christianshavn started - where an artificial bank of soil and rubble from the city was erected across the inner harbour to the shores of Amager. When the embankment was built up - the land filling work began to develop the Christianshavn district with its new artificial waterways. In 1993 - the new Ørestad areas on the isle of Amager was appointed to be the former city district Ørestad - and has since grown to a bustling city area with satisfied well established residents from Copenhagen and from all over Denmark.

Ørestad & Amager

Amager - Nostalgic & Vintage Tourism Poster.

"8 Tallet" - The World’s Best

The "8 Tallet" building complex - is awarded as the world's best residential house. The building is shaped like the figure 8 - with 476 penthouses - apartments and small garden houses

The World’s Best Residential House
The world’s best residential house has been awarded to the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels for the apartment building “8 Tallet” (8-House) - situated in the Copenhagen district of the Ørestad on the isle of Amager. The building is shaped like the figure 8. - and the 8-House building is 60.000 m2 - and was built and completed in 2010 - with 476 penthouses - apartments and small garden houses. The architect has created gathering together facilities for the residents - and there are pathways all around the area for social - leisure and sports activities.

Tourists can visit the 8-House building at Ørestad by taking the Metro to the Ørestad Station.