#1 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
~0.08 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Orstredsparken
Copenhagen
~0.13 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Ørstedsparken is a park in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies between Nørre Voldgade and Nørre Farimagsgade, and is owned by Copenhagen municipality. The park was laid out by landscape architect Henrik Flindt in the years 1876-1879 and was opened for the public on October 27, 1879.
The park has 7 entrances, and an area of 6.5 ha, of which a lake in the park takes up 1.8 ha. The park was designated a preserved area in 1963, and has by and large looked the same since it was laid out.
The park is laid out on parts of the old city fortifications, like the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen Botanical Garden and Østre Anlæg. It includes the area from Bastion of Ahlefeldt til Bastion of Helmer. Between these, on Bastion of Hahn, a monument with a statue of the Danish physicist H.C. Ørsted was erected in 1876. This gave rise to some debate, as it naturally led to the planned park getting named after him.
Drawing: Municipality of Copenhagen, Vej & Park.
The old moat and ramparts have been partly preserved, but because it has been severed from the rest of the old fortifications, the moat now makes up an elongated lake with a depth of about 4 m. In 1994, an underground connection to Peblinge Sø was created in order to improve the water quality. The water circulates between the two lakes, especially during the winter.
An iron bridge crosses the lake, which earlier spanned the gap in the city fortifications created in 1857 by the demolition of the old city gate near present-day Nørreport station. The bridge has been used by e.g. King Frederick VII when he rode around the city. In 1873, the bridge was taken down and re-erected at its current location. It is shaped like a wrought-iron fence, and is probably the oldest bridge of its type in Denmark.
The parks layout was drawn by landscape architect Henrik Flint as a promenade park. The central lake and the winding paths are a very well preserved example of the style of gardens, that were in fashion at the time the park was laid out and the rise of the middle class.
Among the trees of the park are: Dawn Redwood, Maidenhair Tree and Pagoda Tree from China, Gleditsia from USA, European hornbeam and Horse Chestnuts. In March-April, Common Butterbur is blooming on the embankments of the river, and in the large garden behind the H.C. Ørsted-monument, 26,000 Dutch crocuses bloom in blue, yellow and white nuances. These were planted after World War II.
There are also two public playgrounds in the park, one supervised, and barbecues for public use. There are often open events on the field, with e.g. concerts in the summer, along with a cafe serving as a discussion club on Sundays.
Parts of Copenhagen's male gay scene have used Ørstedsparken as a meeting place for anonymous sex at night. This has also led to several assaults and robberies – so-called hate crimes, which seemed on the rise in the period 2007-2008.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Von Frue Kirke
Copenhagen
~0.14 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Caritas
Copenhagen
~0.16 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Old Square (Gammel Torv)
Copenhagen
~0.16 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Gammeltorv (English: Old Market) is the oldest square in Copenhagen, Denmark. With adjoining Nytorv it forms a common space along the Strøget pedestrian zone. While the square dates back to the foundation of the city in the 12th century, most of its buildings were contructed after the Great Fire of 1795 in Neoclassical style. Another dominating feature is the Caritas Well, a Renaissance fountain erected by King Christian IV in 1610.
Historically, Gammeltorv has been the focal point of Copenhagen's judicial and political life as well as one of its two principal marketplaces. Several former city halls have been located on the square or in its immediate vicinity. Surprisingly, its name is not a reference to adjoining Nytorv but to the slightly younger Amagertorv, Copenhagen's other major market in early times.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Rundetarn
Copenhagen
~0.24 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
H.C. Anderson's Wonderful World
Copenhagen
~0.26 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is high on the list of Danish "All-Stars" - that is to say, he's one of those Danes who are known and loved around the world. Novelist, poet, and short-story writer, Andersen is best known for his collections of children's tales that are really too good and too deep for children. He lived in and around Copenhagen for most of his adult life, and he is much-remembered here. A statue of Andersen is located in the children's play area of Kongens Have, a park just off Gothersgade in center Copenhagen. This museum was his home and residence.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
City Hall Square
Copenhagen
~0.29 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Copenhagen City Hall is situated on The City Hall Square (Danish: Rådhuspladsen) in central Copenhagen. The appearance of the city hall is dominated by its impressive front, the golden statue of Absalon just above the balcony and the tall, slim tower with a clock. The city hall tower is at 105.6 metres one of the tallest buildings in Copenhagen.
In addition to the tower clock, the City Hall houses Jens Olsen's World Clock.
The former city hall of 1815
The current city hall was designed by architect Martin Nyrop and the design for the building was inspired by the city hall of Siena, Italy. Construction began in 1892 and the hall was opened on September 12, 1905.[1]
Before the city hall moved to its present location, it was situated at Gammeltorv/Nytorv. The first city hall was in use from about 1479 until it burned down in the great Copenhagen fire of 1728.
The second city hall was built in 1728 and was designed by J.C. Ernst and J.C. Krieger. It burned down in the Copenhagen fire of 1795.
It was not until 1815 that a new city hall erected on Nytorv. It was intended to house both the city hall and a court. Today it is still in use as the city court of Copenhagen.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen
~0.29 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Copenhagen City Hall is situated on The City Hall Square (Danish: Rådhuspladsen) in central Copenhagen. The appearance of the city hall is dominated by its impressive front, the golden statue of Absalon just above the balcony and the tall, slim tower with a clock. The city hall tower is at 105.6 metres one of the tallest buildings in Copenhagen.
In addition to the tower clock, the City Hall houses Jens Olsen's World Clock.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Helligands Kirke
Copenhagen
~0.30 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Musical History Museum
Copenhagen
~0.32 miles from Copenhagen city center
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(Local Name: Musikhistorisk Museum) This museum features a collection of historical instruments from Europe, a collection of traditional instruments from Europe, Asia, and Africa. It also houses a library and archives.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Workers Museum
Copenhagen
~0.34 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Amager Square (Amagertorv)
Frederiksberg
~0.36 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Storkespringvandet
Copenhagen
~0.38 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Thorvaldsens Museum
Copenhagen
~0.39 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
City Centre Copenhagen
Frederiksberg
~0.39 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
National Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen
~0.40 miles from Copenhagen city center
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The National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) in Copenhagen is Denmark’s largest museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike. The museum's main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone's throw from Strøget at the center of Copenhagen. The National Museum is the museum for all Denmark, where you can follow the history of the Danes right down to the present day. Here you can find out who the Danes are? At the National museum you can take a journey around the world from Greenland to South America. Additionally, the museum sponsors SILA - The Greenland Research Centre at the National Museum of Denmark to further archaeological and anthropological research in Greenland.
The museum has a number of national commitments, particularly within the following key areas: archaeology, ethnology, numismatics, ethnography, natural science, conservation, communication, building antiquarian activities in connection with the churches of Denmark as well as the handling of the Danefæ (the National Treasures).
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens
Frederiksberg
~0.40 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Danish Design Centre
Copenhagen
~0.41 miles from Copenhagen city center
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The Danish Design Centre (DDC) is an independent institution.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark is Patron of the Danish Design Centre.
The DDC's strategic focus areas are:
To build awareness of design and the economic effects of design among businesses
To brand Danish design on a national and international level
In January 2000 the DDC moved to its current address, a purpose-built domicile on HC Andersens Boulevard in the heart of Copenhagen, designed by Professor Henning Larsen. In addition to offices, the building houses exhibition rooms, a shop, a café and a conference centre; these income-generating facilities are the venue for the DDC's many activities.
The DDC is developing and carrying out a number of activities to promote the use of design in Danish companies. The primary task is to engage in business promotion activities to highlight the economic potential of using design. In close cooperation with local forces, including the regional growth centres, the DDC seeks to promote knowledge of the use of design in the five regions of Denmark.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Christianborg Palace
Copenhagen
~0.44 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the seat of the Folketing (the Danish parliament), the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Danish Supreme Court. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the monarchy, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the palace chapel and the royal stables.
The palace is thus the house of Denmark's three supreme powers: the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. It is the only building in the world which is the home of all a nation's three supreme powers. Christiansborg Palace is owned by the Danish state, and is run by the Palaces and Properties Agency.
The present building is the last in a series of succesive castles and palaces constructed in the same site since the erection of the first castle in 1167. Since the early fifteenth century, the various buildings have served as the base of the central administration; until 1794 as the principal residence of the Danish kings and after 1849 as the seat of parliament.
The palace today bears witness to three eras of Danish architecture, as the result of two serious fires. The first fire occurred in 1794 and the second in 1884. The main part of the current palace, finished in 1928, is in the historicist Neo-baroque style. The chapel dates to 1826 and is in a neoclassical style. The showgrounds were built 1738-46, in a baroque style.
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Botanical Garden
Copenhagen
~0.49 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Botanical Garden & Museum is situated in the heart of Copenhagen. The garden is a living museum and room for the largest collection of living plants in Denmark. The main purpose is to maintain a taxonomically, geographically and esthetical diverse collection of plants to be used in research and teaching and for public information. The museum holds one of the largest herbaria of plants and fungi from all over the world.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Rosenborg Castle
Copenhagen
~0.50 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Tivoli
Copenhagen
~0.50 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Central Train Station Copenhagen
Frederiksberg
~0.54 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Copenhagen Central Station (Danish: Københavns Hovedbanegård, København H) is the largest train station in Denmark, located in Copenhagen, with entrances to Bernstorffsgade (at Tivoli Gardens), Banegårdspladsen, Reventlowsgade and access to platforms from Tietgensgade. (If including the metro, then the Nørreport Station has more passengers stepping on and off)
The station is served by InterCity and regional trains as well as S-trains. It has 13 tracks. On the station concourse, there are small shops and fast food outlets. It is situated in fare zone 1.
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen
~0.55 miles from Copenhagen city center
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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Glypto-, from the Greek root glyphein, to carve and theke, a storing-place) is an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The collection is built around the personal collection of the son of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries, Carl Jacobsen (1842-1914).
Primarily a sculpture museum as indicated by the name, the focal point of the museum is antique sculpture from the ancient cultures around the Mediterranean including Egypt, Rome and Greece, as well as more modern sculptures such as a collection of Rodin works which is considered the most important outside France. However, the museum is equally noted for its collection of painting that include an extensive collection of French impressionists and Post-impressionists as well as Danish Golden Age paintings.
The French Collection includes works by painters such as Jacques-Louis David, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas, Cézanne are found in the museum, as well as those by Post-impressionists such as van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec and Bonnard. The museum's collection of Rodin sculptures are considered the most important collection of Rodin's sculptures outside France. The museum's collection also includes all the bronze sculptures of Degas, including the series of dancers. Numerous works by Norwegian-Danish sculptor Stephan Sinding are featured prominently in various sections of the museum.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Church of Holmen
Copenhagen
~0.57 miles from Copenhagen city center
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The Church of Holmen (Danish: Holmens Kirke) is a church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between crown princess Margrethe, current queen of Denmark, and prince Henrik in 1967. It is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold, and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade,[1] and contains artwork by, among others, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Kongens Nytorv
Copenhagen
~0.60 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Kongens Nytorv is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The finest and largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of him at its centre. The initiative moved the centre of the city from the medieval area around Gammeltorv, at that time a muddy medieval marketplace, to a cobbled new square with a garden complex, inspired by the Royal city planning seen in Paris from the early 17th century.
Important buildings facing the square include the Charlottenborg Palace from 1671, the Thott Palace from 1683, now the French Embassy, and the Royal Danish Theater from 1874.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Tycho Brahe Planetarium
Copenhagen
~0.61 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Royal Danish Theater
Copenhagen
~0.62 miles from Copenhagen city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Copenhagen
Borsen
Copenhagen
~0.62 miles from Copenhagen city center
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Børsen (English: The Stock Exchange) is a building on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is built by Christian IV in 1619–1640 and is the oldest stock exchange in Europe. It is particularly known for its Dragon Spire shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 metres.
Christian IV had ambitions to turn Copenhagen into a metropol and to strengthen the city's position as a commercial centre, he wanted a stock exchange along with the new merchant town Christianshavn he was constructing on the other side of the harbour. He asked Lorentz and Hans van Steenwinckel to design a building in Dutch renaissance with 40 small stalls at the ground floor and one big room at the upper floor.
The building was restored by Nicolai Eigtved in 1745 and internally renovated in 1855. It housed the Danish stock-market until 1974. In 1918, unemployed anarchists attacked Børsen, an attack that went to the Danish history books as "stormen på Børsen" (the storm at the stock exchange).
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