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copenhagencity.org - Your travel guide to Copenhagen
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Stroget
Stroget ("to wander") is a popular car-free zone in the center of town. It is the longest pedestrian shopping area in Europe, a top tourist attraction.
Freetown Christiania
Christiania started as an anarchist community founded in 1971, when students occupied the city's deserted army barracks. It is now a peaceful, nonconformist self-governed community that uses a form of direct democracy. When leaving Christiania a sign is announcing you: "You are now entering the EU!".
http://www.christiania.org
Tivoli Gardens
The "Tivoli Gardens" is an Arabian-style fantasy palace with towers and arches. This amusement park & pleasure garden houses more than two dozen restaurants in all price ranges, from a lakeside inn to a beer garden.
The park is best known for its wooden roller coaster named Rutsjebanen. It is one of world's oldest wooden roller coasters that is still operating today.
http://www.tivoli.dk
The Little Mermaid
"She" is a life-size statue inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's story, The Little Mermaid, one of the world's most famous fairy tales. The statue that rests on rocks just off the shore was sculpted by Edward Eriksen. The mermaid is, without question, the most photographed women in Copenhagen.
The Gefion fountain
It is a large fountain located in the Copenhagen harbour, close to the Little Mermaid. This fountain is the largest monument in Copenhagen and is used as a wishing well. It was donated to the city of Copenhagen by the Carlsberg Foundation on the brewery’s 50-year anniversary.
The Copenhagen Opera House
Is the national opera house of Denmark, among the most modern opera houses in the world. The Copenhagen Opera House is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built. It is located on the island of Holmen just opposite the main castle Amalienborg at the shore of the harbour.
The opera house is built in alignment with Amalienborg and The Marble Church, so that if one stands in the main entrance of the Opera, one can see the Marble Church over the water along the road through Amalienborg.
National Museum of Denmark
It is Denmark’s central museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike.
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 Danefae - the National Treasures.
http://www.natmus.dk
Denmark's national gallery
The "Statens Museum for Kunst" was built between 1889 and 1896, in Italian Renaissance style, following plans drawn by Wilhelm Dahlerup and G.E.W. Moller.
The museum contains collections of art dating from the twelfth century. In the older European and Danish collections there are representations by Mantegna, Titian, Tintoretto, Breugel, Rubens, Frans Hals and Rembrandt. The modern collection comprises work by Picasso, Braque, Leger, Matisse, Modigliani and Emil Nolde. Also Danish painters are richly represented with the styles of C.W. Eckersberg, Oluf Host, Edward Weihe, Olaf Rude and Haral Giersing.
http://www.smk.dk
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art museum built around the personal collection of the son of the founder of the Carlsberg Breweries, Carl Jacobsen (1842-1914).
Its collections include classical Egyptian, Roman and Greek antiquities, Romanticist sculptures, and paintings, as well as Golden Age Danish art. The Etruscan collection is one of the most extensive outside Italy.
http://www.glyptoteket.dk
Nyhavn
The "New Harbor" is a popular area in Copenhagen, amongst both locals and tourists. Starting from the memorial anchor at Kongens Nytorv, the street is lined with many bars and restaurants facing out to a picturesque harbor. In warmer weather people fill every available table in the outdoors seating area in front of every restaurant. And even in cooler weather the heartier types sit outdoors with a beer and a blanket, provided by the restaurant on each seat, over their legs. Less formal seating is on the edge of the harbour with bring-your-own beer. It is not uncommon to see groups of young people sitting along the waterfront with beer, enjoying the sunshine, the crowds and the street entertainment.
It is the starting point for various canal tour excursions.
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Copenhagen Zoo
Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It was founded by the ornithologist Niels Kjaerbolling in 1859.
Copenhagen Zoo is the most visited zoo in Denmark. The range of animals and the addition of new facilities in recent years places it among the best in Europe.
The zoo is the only one outside of Australia that has Tasmanian Devils.
http://www.zoo.dk
Christiansborg Palace
Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen is 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.
http://www.ses.dk
Amalienborg Palace
It is the winter home of the Danish royal family.
Amalienborg Palace is the centerpiece of Frederiksstad, a district that was built by King Frederik V to commemorate in 1748 the tercentenary of the Oldenburg family's ascent to the throne of Denmark, and in 1749 the tercentenary of the coronation of Christian I of Denmark.
http://www.ses.dk
Changing of the Guard
Every day at noon, the Royal Guard march from Rosenborg Slot through the city for the changing of the guard. At noon on Queen Margrethe's birthday, April 16, crowds of Danes gather to cheer their monarch, who stands and waves from her balcony.
http://www.kongehuset.dk
Rosenborg Castle
It is a small castle situated at the centre of the Danish capital.
The castle is popular with tourists as it is conveniently and centrally located, easily reached by both public bus routes and commercial tour buses. Of special interest to tourists is an exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the Danish Crown Regalia located in the castle. A Coronation Carpet is also stored there. In the summer time, flowers bloom in front of the castle in the castle garden.
http://www.rosenborgslot.dk
Kastellet
It is one of the best preserved fortifications in Northern Europe. Kastellet is constructed in the form of a pentagram.
It is owned by the Danish Defence Ministry and is used, among others, by the chief of Staff, the Danish Home Guard (Hjemmeværnet), the Defence Intelligence (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste), the Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Forsvarets Auditorkorps) and the Royal Garrison’s Library.
Kastellet is a peaceful, protected area, functioning as a military area, a cultural-historical monument, a museum and a park.
It is located close to the statue of the popular tourist attraction, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue), the Gefion fountain (Gefionspringvandet) and Langelinie. It is a popular place to go for a walk on a sunny day, and is very popular with children on account of the many animals and birds in the grounds.
Danmarks Nationalbank
Denmark’s National Bank is the central bank of Denmark. It is a non-eurozone member of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). The bank issues the Danish currency, the krone.
http://nationalbanken.dk
The Church of Holmen
It is a church in central Copenhagen, on the street called Holmens Kanal. The Church of Holmen is a military church famous for having hosted the wedding between crown princess Margrethe 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.
Vor Frue Kirke
Also known as Copenhagen Cathedral is a Greek Renaissance-style church, built in the early 19th century near Copenhagen University. It features Bertel Thorvaldsen's white marble neoclassical works including Christ and the Apostles. The funeral of Hans Christian Andersen took place here in 1875.
http://www.koebenhavnsdomkirke.dk
Borsen
The former Stock Exchange building was designed by Hans van Steenwinckel in the style of the Dutch renaissance architecture and is famous among tourists for its "dragonspire". The spire from 1625 is shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together. The tower measures 56 meters.
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