{"id":2222731,"date":"2024-04-16T19:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/copenhagen-stock-exchange-fire-iconic-building-largely-destroyed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T19:22:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T23:22:49","slug":"copenhagen-stock-exchange-fire-iconic-building-largely-destroyed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/copenhagen-stock-exchange-fire-iconic-building-largely-destroyed\/","title":{"rendered":"Major damage at Copenhagen Stock Exchange due to devastating fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcopenhagen-stock-exchange-fire-iconic-building-largely-destroyed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-disney-frances-heritage-commission-approves-plans-to-transform-notre-dame-cathedral\/\" title=\"\u2018Woke Disney\u2019: France\u2019s Heritage Commission Approves Plans To Transform Notre Dame Cathedral\">devastating fire<\/a>\u200c significantly damaged Copenhagen&#8217;s historic\u200c B\u00f8rsen Old Stock Exchange, evoking\u2063 memories of Notre Dame&#8217;s\u2062 fire in Paris. Brave Danes rushed\u200c to save priceless art as firefighters battled\u200b the \u2064blaze. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notre-dame-cathedral-to-become-a-woke-disneyland-theme-park-according-to-leaked-renovation-plans\/\" title=\"Notre Dame Cathedral to Become a Woke Disneyland 'Theme Park', According to Leaked Renovation Plans\">iconic spire<\/a> collapsed, but plans \u200bfor reconstruction are already \u200bin motion, highlighting the cultural significance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-statue-toppling-an-act-of-love-court-told\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Statue Toppling an 'Act of Love', Court Told\">17th-century<\/a> landmark. A devastating fire has left the historic\u200c B\u00f8rsen Old Stock\u200c Exchange in Copenhagen significantly damaged, drawing parallels to the Notre \u2064Dame fire in\u2064 Paris.\u2063 Danes\u2063 showed bravery in rescuing priceless art while firefighters fought the\u200b blaze. \u200cAlthough\u200b the iconic spire collapsed, reconstruction plans are underway, underscoring the cultural importance\u200c of this 17th-century landmark.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Copenhagen\u2019s famous 17th-century stock exchange, one of the most recognizable structures in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2918862\/denmark-wants-to-enlist-women-and-young-people-into-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Denmark's\">Denmark\u2019s<\/a> capital, was largely destroyed by a fire.<\/p>\n<p>The B\u00f8rsen Old Stock Exchange, which finished construction in 1640, was suddenly engulfed in flames on Tuesday, in a moment reviving memories of the fire that heavily damaged <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Paris<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/notre-dame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Notre Dame\">Notre Dame<\/a> cathedral in 2019. Danes rushed into the burning building to save priceless works of art, while firefighters struggled to contain the blaze.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Fire rages from the dragon spire of the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A fire raged through one of Copenhagen\u2019s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. (Ida Marie Odgaard\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: *Notre-Dame moment* Massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-river-fire-quickly-grows-to-1-4k-acres-as-dixie-fire-destroys-gold-rush-town\/\" title=\"Calif. River Fire quickly grows to 1.4K acres as Dixie Fire destroys Gold Rush town\">fire rages<\/a> through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark and its spire has collapsed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tPKVlIHlp\">pic.twitter.com\/4tPKVlIHlp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1780164886569595349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEverybody is crying at the Danish Chamber of Commerce right now,\u201d Danish Chamber of Commerce CEO Brian Mikkelsen told reporters. \u201cIt\u2019s our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">cultural heritage<\/a> that I\u2019m looking at. It\u2019s 400 years that have shaped Danish cultural history and the society we live in today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mikkelsen was among the slew of people who rushed into the building to save as many artifacts as possible. According to <em>Reuters<\/em>, employees from the Chamber of Commerce and random passersby rushed into the building to assist emergency services in their effort to save the treasures inside.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A fire has swept through one of Copenhagen\u2019s oldest buildings, causing the Old Stock Exchange\u2019s iconic dragon-tail spire to collapse. Passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables from the burning 17th-century structure. (Mads Claus Rasmussen\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Soldiers of the Royal Life Guards soon cordoned off the area around the building. The building\u2019s iconic spire was consumed by the flames and collapsed, breaking in two.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Mikkelsen announced that roughly half the building had been destroyed in the inferno. Nevertheless, he vowed to rebuild it \u201cno matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>People take photos as the firefighters work on the building after a fire broke out at the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The fire was reported Tuesday morning in the historic building, which was undergoing renovation. (Mads Claus Rasmussen\/Ritzau Scanpix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The building was undergoing renovations at the time of the fire, with much of the building covered in scaffolding. The scaffolding made the firefighters\u2019 work more difficult, as the fire was harder to reach. The copper roof of the building fed the fire by trapping heat, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Danish officials, including King Frederik X, expressed their grief over the fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, we woke up to a sad sight, as smoke over the roofs of Copenhagen gave evidence of the destructive fire at Bersen,\u201d the king said in a statement. \u201cAn important part of our architectural cultural heritage was and continues to be in flames.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Queen and I would like to thank all of those who, since early this morning, have ensured that no one has been injured, and who have fought to save as much as possible of both the building as well as the many cultural treasures and works of art that Borsen holds,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The B\u00f8rsen Old Stock Exchange was constructed during the reign of King Christian IV, who holds the record for the longest-reigning monarch in Scandinavian history at just under 60 years. Though his disastrous intervention in the Thirty Years War on the side of the Protestants devastated the position of the country, his building projects, particularly the B\u00f8rsen Old Stock Exchange, helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Christian-IV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cement\">cement<\/a> his legacy as one of Denmark\u2019s most beloved kings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A devastating fire ravaged Copenhagen&#8217;s iconic 17th-century stock exchange, B\u00f8rsen, a renowned landmark in the city. The flames engulfed the historic structure, evoking memories of Notre Dame&#8217;s fire in Paris in 2019. The loss deeply impacts Danes as they come to terms with the destruction of this beloved architectural gem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2222732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107602132164-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107602132164-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}