national bank of denmark, copenhagen, 1961-1978. architect: arne jacobsen, 1901-1971. final stages completed by architects dissing+weitling. much as I hate to admit it, this photo shows one of the reasons for the popular rejection of jacobsen's building: it is not a very welcoming structure when you meet it in the street.‹›
Danish National Bank

Arne Jacobsen

Exterior · Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark · 1978

Photo: seier+seier · 2008-04-18 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2448×3030

national bank of denmark, copenhagen, 1961-1978. architect: arne jacobsen, 1901-1971. final stages completed by architects dissing+weitling. much as I hate to admit it, this photo shows one of the reasons for the popular rejection of jacobsen's building: it is not a very welcoming structure when you meet it in the street.

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