The architect
Peter Vilhelm Jensen-Klint was charged with designing the building in 1904. It is not known why Jensen-Klinta young architect who had recently completed
Gotved Gymnasium but had little other experiencewas selected for the assignment but another waiting hall, on
City Hall Square, designed by the city architect, had been subject to heavy criticism for its design. Østerbro Landowners Association (Østerbro Grundejerforening) had preferred an underground solution, stating that a building of that size would completely dominate the square. During the negotiations in
Copenhagen City Council, in 1904, its chairman, Emil Slomann, who found the building's exterior interesting but expected some controversy about it, observed "it will probably be called a tureen lid by some people [...] but a tureen lid can also be beautiful". == Gallery ==