#børsen

[useless-denmarkfacts]

I remember discovering the fire of Notre Dame on tumblr, so I'm very sorry to inform everyone that the Danish Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, completed in 1625, is burning. Its unique spire has fallen, and as the building is, to a larger degree than Notre Dame, made of wood, mortar, and stucco, there may be very real structural damage. As you can see from the image, they were in the process of restoring it, just as it was the case with the church. Very real reconsideration should be done to how we restore very old buildings if we keep setting them on fire during the work.

People off the street have been seen running into the building and bringing out historical art pieces, primarily paintings. If you are close by, DO NOT do this! I know it appears the heroic thing to do, but no human life is worth the risk to save a painting, no matter how significant.

Before all this:

[aestheticemi01]

Truly is a very, very heartbreaking day…400 years worth of history gone up in flames. 💔

The old Stock Exchange building in Copenhagen 1620-2024…

[esmealux]

Børsen, The Old Stock Exchange, finished in 1625 during Christian IV’s reign, is on fire. The iconic dragon spire has collapsed. 400 year old Danish cultural heritage. I’m so sad.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Fire breaks out at Copenhagen's stock exchange | REUTERS

16 April 2024

A fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, engulfing its spire, which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame.

[themriluminati]

Selvom Børsen er det ultimative symbol på den danske kapitalisme, er det enormt trist at se 400 år gammel kulturarv brænde ned. Må Dragespiret en dag rejse sig over København igen.

[snigepippi]

Børsen Brænder

Børsen, the Danish Stock Exchange, is burning. A 400 year old public building with a very noticeable tower is burning in Copenhagen.

Hopefully they'll save at least half the building and most of the inventory, but the Snake Tower is probably gone for good.

[serene-quill]

Børsen, The Old Stock Exchange, with its four dragon spire, Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2023.

[tollosebio-stuff]

[karottenleben]

Picture: A427

Place: Copenhagen, Denmark

Date: 04.04.2023

[tilbageidanmark]

The old Stock exchange building burnt down.

Børsen brænder!

[mlenny]

Moody sunset twilight over the iconic Børsen Building in Copenhagen, Denmark

Panorama of the illuminated Børsen Copenhagen, the iconic 17th-century Stock Exchange Building Børsen (Borsen) situated alongside the canal of Copenhagen, in the moody twilight of a late summer sunset. The Børsen building is a symbol of Copenhagen’s rich cultural and architectural heritage, and is renowned for its iconic dragon spire. The calm canal water beautifully reflects the street lights, making ideal for a longer exposure shot. Copenhagen, Denmark, Northern Europe.

[julochka365]

29/4.2024 - Børsen is such a sad sight

[aestheticemi01]

How it used to be💔🐉

[esmealux]

by @femmewithpen on Instagram

[warningsine]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fire-breaks-out-copenhagens-historic-stock-exchange-spire-collapses-2024-04-16/

COPENHAGEN, April 16 (Reuters) - A fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at Paris' Notre-Dame.

Parts of the roof had collapsed and the fire spread to several floors of the building, Copenhagen fire department chief Jakob Vedsted Andersen told reporters.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, police said.

People were seen carrying large paintings away from the building to save the historic artefacts from the flames.

"Horrible pictures from the Bourse. So sad. An iconic building that means a lot to all of us ... Our own Notre-Dame moment," Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen wrote on X.

Thick grey smoke rose above the city and sirens could be heard as emergency services were called to the site. Around 90 conscripts from the Royal Life Guards, an army unit, were helping cordon off and secure valuables, the military said.

The historic building, whose spire was shaped as the tails of four dragons intertwined, had been under renovation and clad in scaffolding when the fire broke out.

The Dutch Renaissance style building no longer houses the Danish stock exchange, but serves as headquarters for the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

"We are currently working hard to save our historical art from the Bourse," the Chamber of Commerce wrote on X.

DRAGONS ON THE ROOF

The presence of dragons on the roof had been seen as symbolically protecting the exchange from enemies, as well as from fire, the Chamber said on its website.

The scaffolding around the building made it harder for the emergency services to get through to the flames, while the copper roof was trapping the heat.

"We are saving everything we possibly can," a spokesperson for the fire department told reporters.

The nearby finance ministry was evacuated as a result of the fire, the police said.

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze.

Copenhagen police asked people to avoid driving in the inner part of the city.

The Danish Chamber of Commerce, which has owned the building since 1857, has worked on restoring it to the style of Denmark's King Christian IV, who had the building constructed in the 17th century.

"400 years of Danish cultural heritage in flames," Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt wrote on X. "The building is filled with art that tells a lot about our history, about who we are as a people," he told reporters.

[tainybritt]

This beautiful building has been burning since this morning, and I’m so sad for the lost history. Thankfully none were hurt, and much artwork was saved - but the building itself is sadly lost 😞. I chose to reblog this picture rather than a picture of it burning, because it is just too sad, and in my mind’s eye, this is how it looks

børsen | copenhagen, denmark | 2016