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Black Diamond

The Black Diamond expanded Denmark's royal library with a dark reflective volume on Copenhagen's waterfront.

building

built

1999

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Library extension

library waterfront building cultural building granite glass steel Library extension

Stone Glass Steel

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