Bellevue Beach

[4] Gentofte Municipality made plans to develop a piece of coastline north of Copenhagen into a seaside resort complex combining an existing park designed by the landscape architect C.Th.

Characteristic of his approach to architecture and design—he was preoccupied with the concept of Gesamtkunst[3]—Jacobsen designed everything from bathing cabins, lifeguard towers and kiosks to tickets and uniforms for the staff.

[6] The complex also included the Bellavista apartment buildings (1934), a restaurant and the Bellevue Theatre (1936), all of which still stand today in the immediate vicinity of the beach.

In June 1932 the Bellevue beach was inaugurated by Danish Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning.

A direct return tram ticket from the city to Bellevue, including the beach entrance fee, was at the affordable price of 30 øre (less than five cents).