Architecture

The restaurant as we known it today is in fact the third pavillon on the Langelinie site. The Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup, who went on to design Søpavillonen on Peblingesøen, not far from the city centre, designed the first in 1884. After only eight years, however, it had to give way to the second designed by Fritz Koch.

This was an imposing structure with octagonal turrets, a domed hall, elaborate reception rooms and a restaurant seating 300. The new pavillon was the place to be seen in the first decades of the 20 century. Not suprisingly, Copenhageners received quite a shock when it was blown up by the Nazis in 1944, in response to sabotage attacks by the Danish Resistance.

The interior

That was 48 years ago, Niels Koppel went on to become the Royal Inspector of Listed State Buildings, and our restaurant at Langelinie Pavillonen is in its Prime. Old enough to satisfy the needs of tradition when hosting family get togethers and taking walks along the promenade, and yet its young, modern look of the fifties holds massive appeal for today's youth. When we took over Langelinie Pavillonen we redesigned but only to return it to Koppel's original.

Two of Poul Henningsen's exquisite lamps, the large copper artichoke lamps and the plate lamps, were designed specially for this buliding. We retrieved the plate lamps from the cellar, where they had been gathering dust, polished them to their former glory and positioned them over the tables in the restaurant.

The building's impressive glass facade had been hidden behind four layers of heavy curtaining. This was duly binned and a feature made of the window frames in their original black.

The penthouse Panton Lounge is fully furnished with the designer Verner Pantons design. Combined with its superiour view overlooking Copenhagen Harbour it makes the perfect venue.