Buildings with history

The History of Odense City Hall

The large building, which has facades on Overgade, Paaskestræde and Adelgade, built in typical Renaissance style with half-timbered protrusions and rosette carvings, is listed. The first part of the

Tugthuset - or Odense Tugt- og Manufakturhus - is located in Klaregade right in the middle of Odense. The building was erected in 1752 as a penal and forced labour institution for criminals and poor people from Odense and Funen. The poor house in Odense was not the only one. At the same time, King Frederik V built reformatories in Stege, Viborg and Copenhagen to imprison the poor and outcasts so that they could work for a living.

In Munkemøllestræde, close to the Odense Cathedral, the river and the Fairytale Garden, you will find the little yellow half-timbered house where Hans Christian Andersen lived with his parents from the age of 2 to 14.

The old railway station served as the city's railway station from 1914 until the late 90s. Many of the neo-baroque characteristics can be seen on the building. Notice, for example, the roof with

In 1716 Karen Brahe founded a convent for unmarried women of Danish nobility. She was a Danish aristocrat and book collector. Unusually for the time, she grew up to run her fathers estate, and, after his death, her own. The convent stayed functional until 1970.

Denmark's First Cast Iron Road Bridge

Sct. Hans Church is a Knights Hospitaller monastery church in red stone in the middle of Odense center, close to Kongens Have and Odense Castle. When the church was built, it was located in the

Milling Hotel Plaza - a hotel housed in one of the country's most beautiful and classic hotel buildings from 1915, a building that is an experience in itself with beautiful staircases, balconies, marbled columns and gold panelling.

First Hotel Grand is located right on the pedestrian street in the heart of Odense – an atmospheric city hotel dating back to 1897, where historic details and modern comfort go hand in hand. You’ll be staying just a few minutes’ walk from the railway station and the city’s main attractions, surrounded by architecture rooted in the National Romantic style.

DKK 2 per year in rent

Discover Odense Castle – a historic building in the heart of the city where 500 years of architecture meet green surroundings.While the castle itself is closed to the public, the grounds invite visitors to enjoy a peaceful walk and take in views of both past and present.

Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gård, nestled in the heart of Odense, holds a rich historical significance as part of Oluf Bagers Mødrene Gård (Oluf Bager's Mother's Yard). Its origins can be traced back to