Interesting Architecture in Odense

Photo:Benjamin Dalby&Daniel Jensen

In Odense, unique architecture with a historical flavour meets modern, award-winning architecture in the open urban spaces. The city offers an exciting journey through time, illustrated with bricks - from medieval cobbled streets, to quirky, colourful townhouses and into today's modern architectural expression.

On this page, we have compiled an illustrative overview for you to plan your trip around the city.

Photo: Frame & Work

The new classics

Especially in connection with the light rail construction, beautiful new buildings have sprung up in

Photo: Ukendt

The Iconic Buildings

Nogle bygninger er særligt charmerende / smukke / sære og sætter et ekstra tydeligt aftryk på byen.

Photo: Elvinas

The Bridges of Odense

Odense is traversed by the Odense River and is located right by the Odense Fjord. This gives Odense

I konstant udvikling

I 1960’erne og 70’erne blev byen i høj grad indrettet på bilernes præmisser. Den firesporede Thomas B. Thriges Gade skar sig gennem bymidten for at sikre adgang til havnens arbejdspladser, og op mod 30.000 biler passerede dagligt gennem centrum.

I dag er Odenses bymidte samlet igen. Området er transformeret til et moderne, grønt og overvejende bilfrit byrum, hvor arkitektoniske og historiske kvaliteter bindes sammen af letbanen, der skaber rolig og sammenhængende mobilitet gennem byen.

Odense er ikke en by, der bliver færdig. Den udvikler sig konstant – med respekt for sin historie og arkitektur – i en bymidte bestående af unikke kvarterer, hver med deres egen fortælling og særlige karakter.

Photo: Simone Stæhr Keller

The Colourful

In the old town centre around H.C. Andersen's House you'll find lots of small pastel-coloured houses. The old cobblestone streets are filled with small townhouses in all colours of the rainbow and a romantic atmosphere of the "old days", especially in the summer when the hollyhocks bloom.

Photo: Johan Joensen

The leaning houses

Some of the old houses from the late Middle Ages look almost as if they want to cross the street.

Photo: Thomas Mørkeberg

Buildings with history

Odense celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 1988 and in many places in the city centre you can still

Photo: Benjamin Dalby

The industrial in new use

Odense has several industrial neighbourhoods, including the area around Brandts and the harbour. Today, the industry is more or less gone and the areas are more commonly used for housing, shopping, restaurants and museums. The old factories provide a very special metropolitan atmosphere.