Denmark, fireplace breaks out on the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen | EUROtoday

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A hearth broke out within the constructing of the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, referred to as Børsen. The palace, courting again to 1625, is without doubt one of the oldest within the Danish capital. Its iconic spire collapsed, engulfed in flames. The newspaper Berlingske experiences it. Danish Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt mentioned that 400 years of Danish cultural heritage had gone up in flames. The constructing, a stone's throw from the Danish parliament, the Folketing, and the royal palace, Christiansborg, was fully evacuated, as was the sq. in entrance.

The constructing was at present present process restoration and was subsequently surrounded by scaffolding. The collapsed spire depicted 4 dragons whose tails twist and have been symbolically mentioned to guard from enemies and fireplace. Rescue employees are working to avoid wasting the big work and different helpful objects contained within the palace. Until 1974 the constructing housed the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, whereas right now it’s owned by the Danish Chamber of Commerce Dansk Erhverv.

A witness: it’s our Notre Dame

“This is our Notre Dame.” A witness, Henrik Grage, mentioned this on Danish tv, commenting on the hearth that broke out this morning within the Old Stock Exchange constructing in Copenhagen and evaluating it to the hearth that engulfed the roof and spire of the cathedral within the middle of Paris in 2019. “It's a tragic day,” he added, as reported by the BBC.