B&W Halls
Two halls built to assemble ships — one of them held 11,000 people for Eurovision 2014.
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Burmeister & Wain raised these two vast halls in the early 1960s to build ships; the last one rolled out in 1996. That raw industrial volume — on the island of Refshaleøen — is now a live-events complex. The scale is real: no retrofit trickery, just a shipyard that changed jobs.
What to look for
- The two large halls constructed by Burmeister & Wain in the early 1960s — note the proportions built around ship hulls, not human crowds
- Section Hall 2 specifically, the hall converted into a music venue with an 11,000-person capacity for Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- The surrounding buildings that were transformed into "Eurovision Island" during the 2014 contest — they ring the main halls
Located on Refshaleøen island — check current event listings before visiting, as the complex operates around scheduled programming.
B&W Halls 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.