Rådhus

Lonely Planet review

Copenhagen's grand red-brick Rådhus was completed in 1905. Designed by the Danish architect Martin Nyrop, it reflects many of the trends of its period, displaying elements of 19th-century national Romanticism, medieval Danish design and northern Italian architecture, the last-mentioned most notable in the central courtyard.

Adorning the façade above the main entrance is a golden statue of Bishop Absalon, who founded the city in 1167. The entrance leads to the main hall, a grand room that serves as a polling station during municipal elections. You can poke around the main hall on your own but it's more interesting to make the climb up the 105m clock tower for Jens Olsens Clock.