Copenhagen Waterworks

Located in Studiestræde, between Axeltorv and H. C. Andersens Boulevard, it was Denmark's first waterworks and continued operations until 1951.

A dam on Harrestrup Å at Roskilde Road made it possible to lead water through Grøndalsåen and Ladegårdsåen to Sortedam and Peblinge Lakes.

The arrangement of the individual buildings, which appears random today, resulted from construction on a former ravelin.

[2] Carlsberg founder J. C. Jacobsen laid the foundation stone on 16 May 1857 and the waterworks was inaugurated on 9 August 1859.

The original buildings are all built in yellow brick with arched windows and have slate roofs.

The buildings today
The waterworks seen from the north with Lucie Mill in the background.
The waterworks as seen from the West Rampart shortly after its completion in 1859