Vestre Prison

Vestre Prison (Danish: Vestre Fængsel, Western Prison) is the main jail of the Danish capital, Copenhagen.

Erected in 1895, it is Denmark's largest prison with a total capacity of 530 inmates.

It primarily houses pretrial detainees, not convicted felons.

The building was designed by city architect Ludvig Fenger.

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The prison seen from Old Carlsberg in 1896