Denmark's historic stock exchange building burns down

Denmark’s 400-year-old stock exchange building has burned down during renovation works. The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s Borsen building toppled into the flames early on April 16 in what onlookers branded the city’s ’Notre Dame moment’.

The Borsen dates back to 1625 and sits in the historic old part of Copenhagen near the parliament building and royal palace. It was undergoing restoration works at the time and was covered in scaffolding which firefighters said complicated efforts to save the building.

Much of the structure, which now houses the Danish houses of commerce, is thought to have been damaged in the fire. It was not immediately clear how the blaze started, but it echoed the blaze which destroyed the roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris back in 2019.

An official cause of that fire has still not been established, though investigators have ruled it was accidental. #copenhagen #Borsen #fire

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