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Previously isolated from central Copenhagen, this former navy base just north of Christianshavn produced ships and ammunition until the 1980s. It was formally opened as the site of the 1995 United Nations Summit on Human Development and played an important role as a cultural area during Copenhagen's 1996 reign as the Cultural Capital of Europe. Today, among its several cultural venues is the city's biggest performance space, the Torpedo Hall, where torpedoes were actually assembled. You'll also find the Danish Art Academy's Architecture School, the National Theater School, the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, and the Danish Film School, all of which host special activities. The most famous new resident is, of course, the new Opera House, that opened in 2005 at a cost of DKr 2.5 billion.

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