Højbro

Højbro (lit. "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 the square Højbro Plads which is named after it. The current bridge at the site is from 1878 and was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup.

Højbro
Højbro with Nordic Council's Building as a backdrop
Coordinates	55.6776°N 12.5799°E / 55.6776; 12.5799
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrian and bicycle traffic
Crosses	Slotsholmens Kanal
Locale	Copenhagen, Denmark
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
History
Designer	Vilhelm Dahlerup
Opened	1878

History

The old Højbro Bridge in 1830 with Ved Stranden in the background

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

• Stormbro

References

1. "Broer" (in Danish). indenforvoldene.dk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
2. "Glemte broer i København" (in Danish). abora.users.whitehat.dk/kbh.htm. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. 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". Retrieved 2012-09-07.

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