Copenhagen’s City Council is set to vote against its mayor, Ritt Bjerregaard, and prohibit the building of high rises within the centre of the city. The mayor has been fighting hard to allow high rises to be built in the inner city, but many residents and council members protested that this would be a blight on Copenhagen’s historic skyline. Bjerregaard, who is a member of the Social Democrats, wants to create a loophole for special building cases, but the rest of the city council wants a complete ban on high rises within the medieval inner city. Pia Allerslev, a member of the Liberal Party and deputy mayor for culture, was pleased with the overwhelming support against developing tall buildings in the city centre. These parts of Copenhagen have plans in the works to build controversial high rises despite massive opposition from local residents.