Wilkinson Eyre has completed a new curved pedestrian and cycle bridge in the centre of Copenhagen.

The 160m-long bridge crosses the Danish capital’s inner harbour to open up a district that has been deserted for decades, according to the architect, which won the Stirling Prize in 2002 for the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

The Lille Langebro Bridge, designed with Buro Happold, is formed from five sections, two of which can swing open to allow boats through. The opening mechanisms are concealed in the piers, allowing the line of the bridge to run uninterrupted at other times.

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