Royal Opera House

The Copenhagen Opera House is the national opera house of , and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a cost of 2.5 billion DKK.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: opera house in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as: “Copenhagen Opera House”, “Operaen”, and “The Copenhagen Opera House”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amalienborg and The National Filmschool of Denmark.

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is the official residence for the Danish royal family and is located in . Frederick VIII's palace complex has four identical Classical façades, effectively four palaces, with Rococo interiors, laid around an octagonal courtyard. is situated 530 metres northwest of Royal Opera House.

University
The National Film School of Denmark is an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1966 and is based on in the harbour of . is situated 340 metres east of Royal Opera House.

College
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The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design, more commonly known as the Danish Design School is an institution of higher education in , , offering a five-year design education consisting of a three-year Bachelor programme and a two-year Master in design as well as conducting research within the fields of arts, crafts and design. is situated 270 metres northeast of Royal Opera House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christiania and Frederiksstaden.

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is a self-governing "free town" established in 1971, a city within the city, on the site of a military barracks as an alternative to mainstream culture. is considered to be the fourth largest tourist attraction in Copenhagen.

Quarter
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is a district in , . Constructed during the reign of Frederick V in the second half of the 18th century, it is considered to be one of the most important rococo complexes in and was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

Quarter
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , . It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.

Royal Opera House

Latitude
55.68199° or 55° 40′ 55″ north
Longitude
12.60074° or 12° 36′ 3″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Inception
January 15th, 2005
Open location code
9F7JMJJ2+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1088494374
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
6949474
Wiki­data ID
Q838297
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Royal Opera House” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار أوبرا كوبنهاغن”
  • Basque: “Kopenhageko Opera Etxea”
  • Belarusian: “Оперны тэатр Капенгагена”
  • Belarusian: “Опэрны тэатар Капэнгагену”
  • Catalan: “Òpera de Copenhaguen”
  • Chinese: “哥本哈根歌劇院”
  • Chinese: “歌劇院”
  • Czech: “Kodaňská opera”
  • Czech: “Královská opera v Kodani”
  • Czech: “Opera v Kodani”
  • Danish: “Den Kongelige Opera”
  • Danish: “Københavneroperaen”
  • Danish: “Operaen på Holmen”
  • Danish: “Operaen”
  • Danish: “Operahuset”
  • Dutch: “Operagebouw van Kopenhagen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دار اوبرا كوبنهاجن”
  • Esperanto: “Kopenhaga Operejo”
  • Estonian: “Kopenhaageni ooperimaja”
  • Finnish: “Kööpenhaminan ooppera”
  • Finnish: “Kööpenhaminan oopperatalo”
  • Finnish: “Operaen på Holmen”
  • French: “Opera de Copenhague”
  • French: “opéra de Copenhague”
  • French: “Opéra de Copenhague”
  • Georgian: “კოპენჰაგენის ოპერა”
  • German: “Königliche Oper Kopenhagen”
  • German: “Königliche Oper”
  • German: “Königliche Opera”
  • German: “Operaen”
  • Hausa: “Gidan wasan kwaikwayo na Copenhagen”
  • Hebrew: “בית האופרה בקופנהגן”
  • Hungarian: “Koppenhágai Operaház”
  • Indonesian: “Gedung Opera Kopenhagen”
  • Italian: “Copenaghen Opera House”
  • Italian: “Teatro dell’Opera di Copenaghen”
  • Japanese: “オペラハウス”
  • Korean: “코펜하겐 오페라 하우스”
  • Lithuanian: “Kopenhagos operos teatras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Operaen på Holmen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Operahuset i København”
  • Norwegian: “Operaen på Holmen”
  • Persian: “تالار اپرای کپنهاگ”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Ópera de Copenhaga”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Ópera de Copenhagen”
  • Portuguese: “Casa de Ópera de Copenhague”
  • Russian: “Оперный театр Копенгагена”
  • Serbian: “Opera Kopenhagen”
  • Serbian: “Opera u Kopenhagenu”
  • Serbian: “Копенхагенска опера”
  • Serbian: “Опера (Копенхаген)”
  • Serbian: “Опера Копенхаген”
  • Serbian: “Опера у Копенхагену”
  • Slovenian: “københavnska opera”
  • Slovenian: “kraljeva opera v Københavnu”
  • Slovenian: “opera København”
  • Spanish: “Copenhage Opera”
  • Spanish: “Copenhague Opera”
  • Spanish: “Opera de Copenhagen”
  • Spanish: “Opera de Copenhague”
  • Spanish: “Ópera de Copenhague”
  • Swedish: “Köpenhamns opera”
  • Swedish: “Köpenhamns operahus”
  • Swedish: “Kungliga Operan”
  • Swedish: “Operaen på Holmen”
  • Swedish: “Operahuset i Köpenhamn”
  • Tagalog: “Copenaghen Opera House”
  • Ukrainian: “Оперний театр Копенгагена”

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