Photo: Alankomaat, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Cultural centre.
Katuaq is a cultural centre in Nuuk, Greenland. It is used for concerts, exhibitions, conferences, and as a cinema. Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen, it was constructed as a joint project of the Greenland Home Rule Government, the Nuuk Municipal Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers and was inaugurated on 15 February 1997.
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Built in 1728 and reputably the oldest house in the country. The former residence of Hans Egede and later used for the country's prime minister. It is now used for government receptions.
Greenlandic: Nunatta katersugaasivia allagaateqarfialu
The crown pieces of the museum are 500-year-old mummies discovered in 1978 and remarkably well preserved, with some of their facial tattoos still recognisable.
Greenlandic: Annaassisitta Oqaluffia
Also known as the "Cathedral of Our Saviour", the red wooden church building was established in 1849. During National Day celebrations, large crowds usually gather around the church.
Hans Edege is the Norwegian Missionary who founded Nuuk.
A wooden Evangelical Lutheran church.
Danish: Nuuk Kunstmuseum