Copenhagen Gate will be an elevated bike track and pedestrian bridge running between two skyscrapers and suspended a dizzying 65m (213ft) above the city’s harbour below.

The specification for the bridge was laid down by the City of Copenhagen in a tender and won by US architect Stephen Holl in 2008.

Copenhagen Gate was then put on hold during the recession, but has now been revived, with construction scheduled to start in 2016.

The city is the world’s third busiest cruise ship port, so the bridge has been designed to soar over increasingly vast cruise ships.

One tower will be a leisure destination in its own right, with cafes and restaurants and an open-air public deck shaped like the prow of a ship.

Lifts will bring both pedestrians and cyclists from road level to the top.

The bridge will be suspended from the buildings by cables and as the two towers are angled slightly away from each other and the bridges line up with their respective towers, this will give a stepped effect meaning at the point the walkways meet, they'll appear to be broken.

Copenhagen is in the middle of building seven new bike bridges, with the aim of ensuring that all homes are no more than 500 meters from public transport.