Christianshavn
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Marble blocks at Christianshavn
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Shipyard worker af Christianshavn
At the old working class neighborhood Christianshavn you can visit a sculpture of a B&W shipyard worker in a boiler suit. A sculpture created by the artist Jens Galschiøt. The initiative for the sculpture comes from the Association of B&W Workers Christianshavns Kanal, which has been working on the project for several years. B&W (Burmeister & Wains Maskin- og Skibsbyggeri A/S) had over 8,000 employees during periods in the 1960s and 1970s, which influenced Christianhavn. The shipyard was located on Refshaleøen from 1872 to 1996, after which it went bankrupt. Where: On the bridge named Børnehusbroen by Christianhavns Torv. What to see next:
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Statue of Martin Andersen Nexø
One of Denmark’s most famous writers, Martin Andersen Nexø, was born in St. Annæ Gade in Christianshavn. To mark the 100th anniversary of this, a monument, a half-sculpture, was erected in 1969 on Christianshavns Vold a few hundred meters from St. Annæ Gade. To mark the 100th anniversary of this, a monument, a half-sculpture, was erected in 1969 on Christianshavns Vold a few hundred meters from St. Annæ Gade. On a 20 cm high granite base, a solid 90 cm high plinth in reddish Bornholm granite is seen. On this is placed a bronze sculpture that shows the upper half of the mature writer in life size. At St. Annæ…
