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Visit to Copenhagen

editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:31:00 +0000

In the western district of FREDERIKS-BERG (reached byway of Vesterbrogade and Frederiksberg Alle) is another extensive park, Frederiksberg Have, in the southern part of which stands Frederiksberg Palace, an Italian-style building with an ochre-yellow facade. To the W of the palace is the Zoological Garden, with a children’s zoo and a lookout tower. In the district of VALBY, to the S, is the large complex of the Carlsberg Breweries (conducted tours). In Ny Carlsberg Vej the Elephant Tower, a cooling tower borne on four massive granite elephants, is an unusual example of Danish industrial architecture. In Bispebjerg, 6 km (4

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Copenhagen Guide for Tourist

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:14:00 +0000

Copenhagen’s most charming squares, with brightly coloured old houses, some of them dating from the 18th c. On fine summer days the square is a favourite resort of students, daydreamers and others with time on their hands. From here it is a short distance back to Nytorv by way of Stroget. The busy Town Hall Square (Radhus-pladsen), which is due to be replanned, is dominated by the‘Town Hall (Radhus, 1 892-1 905) with a 106 m (350 ft) high tower, is built partly in Italian Renaissance style, partly modelled on medieval Danish architecture. The building is richly adorned with sculpture

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Copenhagen Travel

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:41:00 +0000

From Town Hall Square the pedestrian precinct known as Stroget, a succession of short streets running into one another, extends E to Kongens Nytorv, lined by shops, boutiques and street cafes. A little way E of Town Hall Square the street opens out to form two squares, Gammel Torv and Nytorv. In Nytorv are old patrician houses dating from about 1800. Farther along Stroget, on the left, is the Church of the Holy Ghost (Hel-ligandskirken), with the Helligandshus, the only medieval building in Copenhagen, originally belonging to a monastery. In Amager Torv (No. 6) is what is believed to be

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Copenhagen Vacations

editor — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:23:00 +0000

In the courtyard is an equestrian statue of Frederik VII. There are conducted tours ofthe state apartments and the Folketing. The palace church (1826), in a restrained neo-classical style, has a dome with figures of angels by Thorvaldsen. Within the Riding School complex (where the royal horses are. exercised every morning) is the old court theatre, now the Theatre Museum; in the middle of the Riding School is a monument to Christian IX. On the other side of Tojhusgade from Christiansborg is the old Arsenal (70-hus), now housing a military museum, and adjoining it the Royal Library (1,700,000 volumes, 52,000

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COPENHAGEN

editor — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:24:00 +0000

COPENHAGEN Copenhagen (pop. 1,800,000) combines the swan ponds, gingerbread houses, and Lille Havfrue (Little Mermaid) of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales with the cosmopolitan style, world-class museums, and round-the-clock nightlife of Europe’s largest cities, all the while maintaining a friendly, distinctly Danish charm. Denmark’s capital embodies the youthful, laid-back, and progressive attitude that pervades this country of islands. TRANSPORTATION Flights: Kastrup Airport (CPH; 32 47 47 47; www.cph.dk). Trains connect the airport to Kobenhavn H (13min. every lOmin. 25kr). RyanAir flies cheaply into nearby Sturup Airport in Malmo, Sweden (MMX; +46 40 613 1000) from London and Frankfurt. Fly-buses depart

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Copenhagen Guide for Tourist

editor — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:30:00 +0000

Copenhagen Guide for Tourist DAYTRIPS FROM COPENHAGEN Stunning castles and white sand beaches hide in Northern and Central Zealand. Trains offer easy access to many attractive sights within an hour of Copenhagen. HUMLEBEK AND RUNGSTED. Humlebsek distinguishes itself with the spectacular iiLouisiana Museum of Modern Art, 13 Gl. Strandvej, named for the three wives (all named Louisa) of the estate’s original owner. Featuring works by Calder, Lichtenstein, Picasso, and Warhol, Louisiana is an engulfing experience; the building and its sculpture-studded grounds overlooking the sea are themselves worth the trip. Follow signs 1.5km north from the Humlebaek station, or take bus

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