Bellahøj
Bellahøj is an area situated 5 kilometres to the northwest of central
History and description
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The Bellahøj Houses contains 28 tower blocks. Each block has between 9 and 13 floors. The housing project was among the earliest in Scandinavia. It was completed in 1956.
The park contains an open-air theatre which was built from surplus earth from the construction of the Bellahøj Houses in the 1950s. It was designed by Carl Theodor Sørensen and seats 2,000 spectators.
In 1965, Copenhagen Municipality built an exhibition centre,
Other buildings in the area include Bellahøj School, a hostel and Bellahøj Swimming Centre.
The park also contains three or four burial mounds from the Bronze Age.
In the southeastern corner is a small wooded area. The trees are mainly beech and ash.[2]
The Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix auto race is held on the streets of Bellahøj.
References
- ^ "Bellahøjparken | Danmarks Naturfredningsforening". old.dn.dk. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ a b "Bellahøjparken" (in Danish). Danmarks NaturfredningsforeningDanish. Retrieved 2013-01-02.