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Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in flames

57 points by voisin 3y ago

prmoustache 3y ago
Sad sight, the Børsen was a nice building.
tveyben 3y ago
This was (Well still is!) all over the local News here in Denmark. Very sad to see the 400 year old building go up in flames (like Notre Dame did almost exactly 5 years ago - off by just one Day…)
- nobodyandproud 3y ago
  Tin-foil hat: This is a leap year, so…
hestefisk 3y ago
Here is a video clip of the famous rooftop with four dragon tails crashing and burning: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/det-ikoniske-spir-paa-boersen-kollapser https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/det-ikoniske-spir-paa-boer... (Note: in Danish)
shantara 3y ago
It’s been so heartbreaking to follow the news this morning! Børsen and its spire were my favorite Copenhagen landmark!
- londons_explore 3y ago
  You'll be pleased to know that in todays world of cnc machines and 3d printers, remaking old stuff like this has never been cheaper or easier. What might have taken stonemasons thousands of man years to make originally, can now be done by a few people and a cnc machine in a few months. It's usually possible to add modern insulation, damp proofing, wiring+plumbing, etc. during the rebuild too, so the new building ends up meaningfully better than the original, and probably with a longer lifespan and lower maintenance. The process still isn't cheap - and will cost a lot more than just a regular building of the same size - but it will be far far cheaper than using traditional techniques for a rebuild. Whats most important is to get 3d models and photos of the originals before it is destroyed...
  - ishtanbul 3y ago
    Can you point to an example of someone doing this
    - cinntaile 3y ago
      Not quite what you asked for but these links document the process of creating a new monastery using modern day techniques AND with all the intricate details you expect on such a building. https://carmelitegothic.com/#carmelite-monks-of-wyoming-gothic https://carmelitegothic.com/#carmelite-monks-of-wyoming-goth... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/ https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-...
brabel 3y ago
Just the other day there was a huge fire in Gothenburg: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68279358 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68279358 There was also an elevator in a building site that fell, killing all 5 workers in Stockholm: https://www.thelocal.se/20231213/what-caused-construction-elevator-to-collapse-in-sweden-killing-five https://www.thelocal.se/20231213/what-caused-construction-el... What's going on with construction sites in the Nordics? Have they forgotten how to do things safely?
- YugyDugan 3y ago
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  - tokai 3y ago
    I shouldn't even give you a comment. But I would just like to point out that the tradesmen working on the building are primarily danes, and if not every single one of them are europeans.
- Pinus 3y ago
  I don’t know about Denmark, but on the north side of the Sound, all construction contracts seem to go to chains of subcontractors fourteen levels deep, where minor details like workplace safety get lost around level five or so, and the fellows who get to do the actual work in the end are all from Elbonia and speak no Swedish. Press release from the Work Environment Authority (2021, in Swedish, but Google Translate handles it nicely): https://www.av.se/press/farlig-arbetsmiljo-och-olaglig-arbetskraft-pa-byggen/ https://www.av.se/press/farlig-arbetsmiljo-och-olaglig-arbet...
tomrod 3y ago
How very sad!
tuzemec 3y ago
Copenhagen is my favorite city and watching the video hit me really bad.
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exabrial 3y ago
I thought it was the literal stock market crashing :( In either case I'm sad to see the loss of a beautiful piece of history (Which up to this point I did not know existed)

57 points by voisin 3y ago

Sad sight, the Børsen was a nice building.

This was (Well still is!) all over the local News here in Denmark. Very sad to see the 400 year old building go up in flames (like Notre Dame did almost exactly 5 years ago - off by just one Day…)

nobodyandproud 3y ago
Tin-foil hat: This is a leap year, so…

hestefisk 3y ago

Here is a video clip of the famous rooftop with four dragon tails crashing and burning: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/det-ikoniske-spir-paa-boersen-kollapser https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/det-ikoniske-spir-paa-boer... (Note: in Danish)

shantara 3y ago

It’s been so heartbreaking to follow the news this morning! Børsen and its spire were my favorite Copenhagen landmark!

londons_explore 3y ago
You'll be pleased to know that in todays world of cnc machines and 3d printers, remaking old stuff like this has never been cheaper or easier. What might have taken stonemasons thousands of man years to make originally, can now be done by a few people and a cnc machine in a few months. It's usually possible to add modern insulation, damp proofing, wiring+plumbing, etc. during the rebuild too, so the new building ends up meaningfully better than the original, and probably with a longer lifespan and lower maintenance. The process still isn't cheap - and will cost a lot more than just a regular building of the same size - but it will be far far cheaper than using traditional techniques for a rebuild. Whats most important is to get 3d models and photos of the originals before it is destroyed...
- ishtanbul 3y ago
  Can you point to an example of someone doing this
  - cinntaile 3y ago
    Not quite what you asked for but these links document the process of creating a new monastery using modern day techniques AND with all the intricate details you expect on such a building. https://carmelitegothic.com/#carmelite-monks-of-wyoming-gothic https://carmelitegothic.com/#carmelite-monks-of-wyoming-goth... https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-built-using-cad-cam/ https://hackaday.com/2023/01/13/a-medieval-gothic-monastery-...

brabel 3y ago

Just the other day there was a huge fire in Gothenburg: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68279358 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-68279358 There was also an elevator in a building site that fell, killing all 5 workers in Stockholm: https://www.thelocal.se/20231213/what-caused-construction-elevator-to-collapse-in-sweden-killing-five https://www.thelocal.se/20231213/what-caused-construction-el... What's going on with construction sites in the Nordics? Have they forgotten how to do things safely?

YugyDugan 3y ago
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- tokai 3y ago
  I shouldn't even give you a comment. But I would just like to point out that the tradesmen working on the building are primarily danes, and if not every single one of them are europeans.
Pinus 3y ago
I don’t know about Denmark, but on the north side of the Sound, all construction contracts seem to go to chains of subcontractors fourteen levels deep, where minor details like workplace safety get lost around level five or so, and the fellows who get to do the actual work in the end are all from Elbonia and speak no Swedish. Press release from the Work Environment Authority (2021, in Swedish, but Google Translate handles it nicely): https://www.av.se/press/farlig-arbetsmiljo-och-olaglig-arbetskraft-pa-byggen/ https://www.av.se/press/farlig-arbetsmiljo-och-olaglig-arbet...

tomrod 3y ago

How very sad!

tuzemec 3y ago

Copenhagen is my favorite city and watching the video hit me really bad.

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exabrial 3y ago

I thought it was the literal stock market crashing :( In either case I'm sad to see the loss of a beautiful piece of history (Which up to this point I did not know existed)