Copenhagen Central Post Building - 1704, Copenhagen, Denmark - European Post Offices on Waymarking.com

"Copenhagen Central Post Building (Danish: Centralpostbygningen), located on Tietgensgade, just behind the Central Station, in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, was originally built as a new headquarters for the Danish Post and Telegraph Company and now houses Post Danmark.

The building was designed in Neo-Baroque style by Heinrich Wenck, who also designed the Central Station, and completed in 1912.

History

The Danish Mail Services traces its history back to 1624 and it was based in Marskalsgården in Købmagergade, in the heart of Copenhagen's historic city centre, from 1779. When those premises became too small, in about 1900, it was decided to build a new headquarters next to the new Central Railway Station and not far from the new City Hall which was completed in 1905. Chief architect of the Danish State Railways, Heinrich Wenck, who had also designed the new central station, was charged with the commission and the new central post building was constructed from 1898 to 1912.

Architecture

The Central Post Building is designed in Neo-Baroque style, one among several styles which, as a reaction to the dominance of Historicism in Danish architecture, won popularity in the beginning of the 20th century in Denmark."

--Wikipedia (visit link)

State/Territory: Denmark Zip Code: 1704 Post Office Type: Local Post Office Current use: Post Danmark Headquaters and Post Office Historical Significance: Not listed

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