17 coloured balloons

Look up the next time you're at Kongens Nytorv metro station. You might just catch a shiny green, blue, red, purple or yellow balloon.

Internationally renowned artist Jeppe Hein began his work ‘Coloured Mirror Balloons’ in 2017 and completed it in 2020, resulting in a total of 17 colourful balloons hanging in various locations around the station. The balloons are made of glass fibre reinforced plastic with chrome paint.

Colourful play of light

When the street lights are switched on at Orientkaj in Nordhavn, the space underneath them is transformed into a play of light in blue, orange, yellow and white colours. The beautiful patterns are inspired by Nordhavn's unique harbour and industrial history.

Designed by Light Bureau in collaboration with By & Havn and the City of Copenhagen, the light installation is a creative solution based on four ordinary street lamps.

Horses, space rockets and stars

‘Holy moly, this is beautiful! I predict a life as a tourist attraction for the metro stop on Mozarts Plads.’ 

That's how Politiken's enthusiastic reviewer gave the mural on Mozarts Plads six hearts. With its fantastic colours, whimsical figures and thousands of small details, the huge mural is so fascinating that it's hard to let go.

The mural was painted by local artist Christian Schmidt-Rasmussen.

If you've travelled on the M3 line, you may have noticed how the colours of the stations change along the way - and there's a good reason for that. Each station reflects the cityscape above ground, so it's easy to keep track of where you are on your journey.

For example, Copenhagen Central Station, Østerport and Nørrebro are decorated in warm shades of red, signalling that here you can change to the S-train, while the green tiles at Frederiksberg Allé are inspired by the avenue's many lime trees, and the black look at Rådhuspladsen refers to the vibrant nightlife.

Get closer to the sun and moon

At København Syd, artist Henrik Plenge Jakobsen has created a large astronomical clock that shows a precise image of the sun, moon and planets' current position above the station.

In addition to the astronomical clock, the artwork also gives you the feeling of moving through the sky. As you descend the escalators, the background slowly changes in seven different shades from light sky blue to deep midnight blue.