The building is protected as a cultural monument and this imposes certain requirements. Half of the 886 pines we need will come from Sweden, says Lars Daugaard Jepsen, deputy director at Dansk Ehrverv, to SVT Nyheter Skåne .
Large parts of the iconic building in central Copenhagen were destroyed in a fire last April. Horrified Copenhageners gathered to watch the fire unfold, as the characteristic spire depicting intertwined dragon tails fell to the ground.
When Børsen was built 400 years ago, southern Sweden was Danish and both wood and sandstone were delivered from here. The ambition now is to find straight trees, which have grown slowly and for a long time, about 150 years. Four loads have already been collected and there will be more. The goal is to have the building rebuilt by 2029.
