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Børsen (Danish for "the bourse"), also known as Børsbygningen ("the bourse building"), is a 17th-century (1625!) stock exchange in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen. 

 A popular tourist attraction was most noted for its distinctive spire, shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 m.

On the 16th April, 84th birthday of Queen Margrethe of Denmark (as well as Pope Benedict XIVth) a fire during renovation work in the main building's copper roof destroyed about half of the building and resulted in the collapse of its iconic Dragespir.  

Luckily almost all artworks stored in the Børsen were safe, however, a two-tonne bust of King Christian IV of Denmark was lost. The nearby National Museum immediately sent 25 employees to help retrieve the art.

Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, which owns the building, said that it would be rebuilt "no matter what". Denmark's Deputy Prime Minister, Troels Lund Poulsen, called the fire "our own Notre Dame moment". The fire occurred five years and one day after the Notre-Dame fire in Paris, another renovation fire which also destroyed the building's roof and spire. 

source: https://puzzlegarage.com/puzzle/3923/