MetroCityring excavations

Arkæologer på udgravningen af Rådhuspladsen

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Københavns Museum

The excavations were conducted in relation to the establishment of the Metro Cityring in Copenhagen in 2009-2016. Read about the four large excavations, Kongens Nytorv, Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square), Assistens Kirkegård (Cemetary), and Gammel Strand via the links below. There were also archaeological watching briefs carried out in connection with the building of the other metro stations. You can find the archaeological reports (in English) from the metro ecavations under "Beretninger".

Stor gravemaskine på Kongens Nytorv

Københavns Museum

The Kongens Nytorv excavations

At Kongens Nytorv the archaeologists excavated remains of the fortifications from the early 17th century

Den ydre Vesterport fra 1600-tallet udgraves

Københavns Museum

The Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) excavations

The excavations at Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) were conducted from January 2011 to August 2012, and employed 30 archaeologists

Jordanker på Gammel Strand dokumenteres

Københavns Museum

The Gammel Strand excavations

The last of the large scale Metro Cityring metro excavations took place at Gammel Strand in 2014

Københavns Museum

The Assistens Kirkegård (Cemetary) excavations

The excavations at Assistens Kirkegård (Cemetary) from 2009 to 2011 generated new knowledge about the treatment of illnesses in the past

Udgravning til metro ved Østerport

Københavns Museum

The smaller Metro Cityring excavations

Apart from the large Metro Cityring excavations, a number of smaller excavations were also made