Copenhagen Central Post Building

Copenhagen Central Post Building (Danish: Centralpostbygningen), located on Tietgensgade, just behind the Central Station, in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, was originally built as a new headquarters for the Danish Post and Telegraph Company and now houses Villa Copenhagen, new luxury hotel planned to open April 2020.

Copenhagen Central Post Building
Main facade toward Tietgensgade
General information
Architectural styleBaroque Revival
Town or cityVesterbro, Copenhagen
CountryDenmark
Construction started1909
Completed1912
CostDKK 2.5 mio.
ClientDanish Post and Telegraph Company
Design and construction
Architect(s)Heinrich Wenck

The building was designed in Neo-Baroque style by Heinrich Wenck, who also designed the Central Station, and completed in 1912.

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