page_title: Stærekassen
section_title: Passageway mosaick
hierarchical_section_title: Stærekassen / Architecture and artwork / Passageway mosaick
caption_attribution_description: English: Ejnar Nielsen's mosaic in the arched passage under the stage tower of Stærekassen ib Copenhagen, Denmark
context_page_description: Stærekassen, also known as Ny Scene is a theatre building annexed to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen, Denmark. It opened in 1931 to serve a dual purpose as an additional stage for the Royal Theatre and the first home of the new Danish Broadcasting Corporation. The colloquial name, which has now obtained official status, refers to the design of the stage tower in the shape of a box suspended above the street, and in the initial design proposals with a large round window high up as the dominating ornamental feature of the facade.
context_section_description: In the arched passage under the stage tower is decorated with a large mosaic by Ejnar Nielsen. It is composed of three million pieces of glass from mosaic factories in Venice. The world of the arts is represented by figures of Hans Christian Andersen, Carl Nielsen and others, whilst the world of  radio is represented by physicist such as Hans Christian Ørsted and Niels Bohr.
caption: The mosaic in the arched passage
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