The undamaged top of the spire that fell from the burning historic stock exchange in Copenhagen on Tuesday has been handed back to the building's owners, the Danish Chamber of Commerce.
Brian Mikkelsen, the Chamber's chief executive, received the spire's tip from an emergency worker on Wednesday morning.
He described it as "a little light in the darkness" in a post on X.
The piece of the so-called dragon spire had survived the fire and the long fall to the ground. "That gives me a glimmer of hope. Because it will once again adorn our beautiful workplace and Copenhagen," Mikkelsen wrote.
The building, known as the Børsen in Denmark, was built in the 17th century. Copenhagen's city authorities said it had been King Christian IV's wish to have a tower with a lead spire and four dragons with twisted tails erected on it.
"The dragons were supposed to protect Børsen from enemies and fire, and they have succeeded - to this day," the authorities said.
The cause of the fire, which broke out on Tuesday morning, is still unclear.
Firefighting work is continuing on Wednesday.
"This morning we are still extinguishing the fire in the burnt-out part, of which only the outer walls are still standing," the fire department said on X on Wednesday morning.
The fire has been under control since Tuesday afternoon.
The brigade is making sure that the fire does not spread to other parts of the building. They expect the extinguishing work to take at least another day.
Work is also under way to stabilize the outer walls of the 400-year-old building so that they cannot topple over. Containers are being set up on the outside of the walls for this purpose.
The building, which was no longer being used as a stock exchange, had been undergoing restoration work and was covered in scaffolding.