Owner Says Denmark’s Treasured Stock Exchange Will Be Rebuilt After Fire

Published on April 18, 2024

COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s Old Stock Exchange will be rebuilt after a devastating fire destroyed half the building and damaged much of the rest, the owner of the Copenhagen landmark said on Wednesday. The blaze ripped through the 400-year-old structure on Tuesday, toppling its spire and also triggering the collapse of a large roof section, in scenes reminiscent of the 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. In parts of the building only outer brick walls remained as everything else had burnt up, while some of the sections still standing had floors that were waterlogged from efforts to put out the fire, according to reporters briefly allowed inside....