Copenhagen metropolitan area Copenhagen metropolitan area The Copenhagen metropolitan area or Metropolitan Copenhagen (, literally "The Capital Area") is a large commuter belt (the area in which it is practical to commute to work) surrounding Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. It includes Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg and surrounding municipalities stretching westward across Zealand. It has densely-populated core surrounded by suburban settlements. According to OECD, the Copenhagen Metropolitan Region had close to 2.4 million inhabitants in 2005, which is the largest metropolitan area of any Scandinavian city. The metropolitan area has several current definitions and also some historical, now defunct, definitions. The most widely accepted
Architecture of Denmark a project on the City Hall Square in Copenhagen and COBE has won first prize in a competition for Scandinavia's largest sustainable district in Nordhavnen, Copenhagen. Other notable emerging Danish architectural practices include Aart, Dorthe Mandrup Architects and NORD Architects. Architecture of Denmark The architecture of Denmark has its origins in the Viking period, richly revealed by archaeological finds. It became firmly established in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque, then Gothic churches and cathedrals sprang up throughout the country. It was during this period that, in a country with little access to stone, brick became the construction material of