Tivoli Concert Hall

At the center of Tivoli lies the old concert hall, which was modernized in 2005 with an elegant new facade and a large tropical aquarium in the basement.

The historic concert hall has been lovingly refurbished by the architectural firm 3XN. The stage area has been expanded, and the seating has been reupholstered, while both the hall’s acoustics and respect for the original design from 1956 have been preserved. For instance, the original colors have been recreated, so the hall now showcases the colors yellow, green, red, and gold. Overall, the special values of the old garden – lightness, playfulness, and quality – are reflected beautifully, as noted in Politiken, where Karsten R. Iversen described the new concert hall as “very Tivolian”.

Tropical Fish in the Basement

The most notable architectural addition is a new, bright entrance area that spans three floors, shaped like a cylinder and clad in twisted slats resembling streamers. The top floor features a bar and the entrance to the concert hall itself. The middle level includes a café, which will have access to a terrace in the summer, while the bottom level houses another bar and an entrance to the foyer.

Above the concert hall, a lounge bar offers views over Plænen (The Open Air Stage), and in the basement below the hall, there is a coat check located in the former gaming hall. The coat check is dominated by nothing less than Europe’s largest saltwater aquarium. This 30-meter-long aquarium is home to over a thousand colorful tropical fish and a handful of reef sharks, set against a replica of an Australian coral reef.

Entrance Through the Garden

One of the renovation goals was to better integrate the concert hall into Tivoli. Therefore, the old entrance facing Tietgensgade was removed, so that all concertgoers now must enter through the amusement garden itself. Instead, a new, large rehearsal space for musicians has been created on the Tietgensgade side, with plans to establish a restaurant there.