The Cirkelbroen bridge in Copenhagen officially opened
The Cirkelbroen bridge has just been officially opened in Copenhagen as more than 7.000 Danes attended the festive opening ceremony for the bridge. The bridge was designed by world-renowned Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, who also spoke at the opening ceremony.
August 22 2015
After the successful opening ceremony, Olafur Eliasson, of Denmark and Iceland, looks forward to seeing the Cirkelbroen bridge become part of everyday life for the people of Copenhagen.
“The Cirkelbroen bridge creates new spaces along the waterfront. It provides proximity to the water and encourages users to slow down a little and take a break. I hope it will become a meeting place, a ‛see you at the bridge’ kind of place.
“I hope The Cirkelbroen bridge will become a meeting place, a ‛see you at the bridge’ kind of place.
“In my art, I work with transient materials – such as wind, fog or flowing water. It has been wonderful to have the opportunity to make a structure such as theCirkelbroen bridge, which embodies this transience – the changing of the weather and how this helps to create the waterfront atmosphere – but a bridge which has a long, stable life ahead of it at the same time. I am filled with immense pride to know that the Cirkelbroen bridge will now be part of Copenhagen,” Olafur Eliasson says.
Accordingly, the Cirkelbroen bridge will make it easier for the people of Copenhagen to cycle, walk or run along the Copenhagen waterfront and through the city. But it will provide much than that, too. It will serve as a new meeting place and vantage point along the waterfront that invites reflection, new views and perspectives. It invites one to take a break in an otherwise busy everyday life.
Frank Jensen, the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, who received the bridge on behalf of the city, is very pleased with the opening ceremony for the Cirkelbroen bridge.
“The Cirkelbroen bridge enhances an already lively, and attractive waterfront atmosphere for the people of Copenhagen. This was emphasised today by the presence of such a large number of people at the official opening. The bridge binds our city more tightly together and is a landmark for the entire area of which we can be proud,” Frank Jensen says.
Mogens Hugo, chairman of the board for Nordea-fonden, is also very pleased that Copenhagen residents have so warmly welcomed the Cirkelbroen bridge.
“We are very pleased by the many people who chose to spend their Saturday with us. Naturally, the most important thing is how the people of Copenhagen will use the bridge in their daily lives. But their positive reception of Cirkelbroen today indicates that the bridge has a bright future ahead,” says Mogens Hugo, chairman of the board for Nordea-fonden, a foundation which supports the good life.
The Cirkelbroen bridge was designed by artist Olafur Eliasson and is a gift from Nordea-fonden to the City of Copenhagen.
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