| Copenhagen Opera House | |
|---|---|
Operaen på Holmen | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Opera house |
| Architectural style | Neo-futurism |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Address | Ekvipagemestervej 10 1438 København K |
| Construction started | June 2001 |
| Completed | 1 October 2004 |
| Inaugurated | 15 January 2005 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Henning Larsen |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 1,700 |
The Copenhagen Opera House (in Danish usually called Operaen, literally The opera) is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built[citation needed] at a cost of 2.5 billion DKK (c. 370,000,000 USD).[1] It is located on the island of Holmen in central Copenhagen. [2]
- ^ Hansen, Søren Bjørn (2 June 2006). "Nordmændenes kompromisløse opera" [Norwegians uncompromising opera]. Ingeniøren (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
- ^ Peter Kühn-Nielsen (16 February 2016). "Operaen". Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Retrieved October 1, 2019.