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The Black Diamond

Worth a stopCopenhagen, Denmark

What it is

Black granite and glass waterfront extension of the Royal Danish Library, opened in 1999.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Danish War Museum100 m · $14 · about 100 kr

    Probably the best war museum I’ve been to

  2. 2Christiansborg Palace - Royal Apartments300 m · $29 · about 200 kr

    Ticket shared with other Christiansborg

  3. 3Thorvaldsens Museum400 m · $15 · about 105 kr

    Large collection

  4. 4Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek600 m · $19 · about 130 kr

    Fantastic collection

  5. 5Nyhavn900 m · Free

    Very pretty area

  6. 6Tivoli Gardens900 m · $24 · about 165 kr

Also on the block, if you have time

Danish Jewish Museum (100 m), Christiansborg Palace - Royal Stables (300 m, free), Christiansborg Palace - The Ruins (300 m, free), National Museum of Denmark (500 m), Museum of Copenhagen (600 m).

Skip Christiansborg Palace - Royal Kitchen (400 m), even if you’re passing: “Ticket shared with other Christiansborg”