Events from the year 1857 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Monarch – Frederick VII
Prime minister – Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (until 13 May), Carl Christian Hall
Events
March The first annual Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition opens. 30 June – Hassel & Teudt is founded in Copenhagen. 17 September The Folketeatret opens in Copenhagen.
Undated
Svanemøllen is constructed on the island of Bornholm. A new main building at Vibygård is constructed. Axel E. Aamodts Lithografiske Etablissement is founded. Christiani & Grisson is acquired by Wilhelm Hansen.
Births
7 April H. A. Brendekilde, sculptor (died 1942) 24 July – Henrik Pontoppidan, Nobel Prize-winning writer (died 1943) 7 December – Hans-Georg Tersling, architect (died 1920) 9 December – Alba Schwartz, writer and novelist (died 1942)
Deaths
23 June – Christian Molbech, historian and editor (born 1783)