Herlev Hospital

Coordinates: 55°43′53″N 12°26′37″E / 55.73139°N 12.44361°E / 55.73139; 12.44361
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Herlev Hospital
Government hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Copenhagen
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1.616 (2010)
HelipadNo
History
Opened1965
Links
Websitewww.herlevhospital.dk

Herlev Hospital (former

Denmark's tallest building,[2] but was surpassed in 2022 by Light House in Aarhus.[3]
Its modern, functional architecture in bright concrete, glass and bronze-colored aluminum gives a unique impression.

The building was designed by Gehrdt Bornebusch in collaboration with Max Brüel and Jørgen Selchau. Sven Hansen was the landscape architect while the artistic decoration was done by Poul Gernes.

Its construction began in 1965 and the hospital was finished in 1975. It was opened in 1976. The hospital has 1,616 beds (of 2010) and employs about 4,000 people and tends to 82,000 patients annually.

The hospital is a

Copenhagen University
.

The former title Amtssygehuset i Herlev was changed when the Danish Municipal Reform of January 1, 2007 abolished the amter and replaced them with five administrative regions.

In 1987 the hospital was involved in the case of the hospital bombings (Danish: Sygehusbomberne) where an undetonated pipe bomb was found in the hospital.

Additional images

  • Herlev Hospital from south side a winter evening
    Herlev Hospital from south side a winter evening
  • Herlev Hospital from south side during winter
    Herlev Hospital from south side during winter
  • Herlev Hospital from south side during spring
    Herlev Hospital from south side during spring
  • Herlev Hospital seen from South West
    Herlev Hospital seen from South West
  • Herlev Hospital seen from West
    Herlev Hospital seen from West
  • Herlev Hospitals auditoriums seen from South
    Herlev Hospitals auditoriums seen from South

References

  1. ^ "Herlev Hospital, Herlev | 136661". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ^ "Herlev Hospital | lex.dk".
  3. ^ Hald, Benjamin Nielsen (23 December 2021). "VIDEO: Se udsigten fra Danmarks højeste bygning". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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