A massive blaze at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange building destroyed much of the building, including its iconic spiral. Firefighters and volunteers worked to save priceless art and valuables at the site. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Mark Isitt, a Swedish architecture critic who lives in Copenhagen, about what’s been lost and how Copenhagen residents will remember the building.
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