Amager Bakke (Copenhill)
A working trash incinerator you can ski down — that is the building.
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Bjarke Ingels Group turned a $670 million waste-to-energy plant into a year-round recreational facility. The sloped roof runs as a dry ski run, hiking trail, and the world's tallest permanent climbing wall simultaneously. It burns 400,000 tons of municipal waste a year below you and won World Building of the Year 2021 above.
What to look for
- The 80-meter climbing wall by Walltopia — verified as the world's tallest permanent climbing wall
- The rooftop ski slope and hiking trail built on the incinerator's sloped roof, open year-round on an artificial surface
- The chimney, designed to emit occasional rings of water vapor rather than a continuous plume
The recreational facilities draw an estimated 42–57 thousand visitors a year; check current opening hours before heading out to Amager.
Amager Bakke (Copenhill) is one of 35 sights worth the detour in Copenhagen, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Copenhagen pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Copenhagen
- The Little MermaidAt 1.25 metres tall, she is smaller than almost every visitor expects — and that gap between legend and reality is the whole experience.
- Parken StadiumA 38,000-seat national football ground with a retractable roof and a three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor.
- AmalienborgFour matching palaces share one octagonal courtyard — and the Danish king actually lives in one.
- Tivoli GardensOpen since 1843 on a royal permit granted because, as the founder told the king, people busy having fun don't think about politics.
- Christiansborg PalaceThe only building on Earth where parliament, prime minister, and supreme court share one address — and the king still drops by.
- Rosenborg CastleA 1606 royal summerhouse that ended up storing the crown jewels and standing in as emergency palace twice.