Dahlerups Pakhus originally known as Pakhus 1 (English: Warehouse 1), is a former Warehouse

Warehouse

A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...

 situated on the west side of the Langelinie Pier

Langelinie

Langelinie is a pier, promenade and park in central Copenhagen, Denmark, and home of the statue of The Little Mermaid. The area has for centuries been a popular destination for excursions and strolls in Copenhagen...

, opposite the Middle Pier, in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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. Designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup

Vilhelm Dahlerup

Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup was a Danish architect who specialized in the Historicist style. One of the most productive and noted Danish architects of the 19th century, he is behind many of the most known buildings and landmarks of his time and has more than any other single architect contributed to the...

, from whom it now takes its name, it was built between 1992 and 1993.

History

The Dahlerup Warehouse was originally known as Warehouse 1 and built as part of the Free Port of Copenhagen which was constructed during the first half of the 1890s.

After the free port was closed the building remained in use as a warehouse for a while but then fell into dispair and was left empty for almost 30 years.

In the 1990s it was thoroughly renovated and is now listed.

The Dahlerup Warehouse today

The building now houses the Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority, a government agency under the Minister of Economic and Business Affairs

Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark)

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. It is also home to Denmark's Customs and Taxes Museum.