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Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 
Plads Dantes 7 DK - 1556 København
Museums and art
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The large art collection, established by the brewer Carl Jacobsen in 1882, is at the origin of this museum. It boasts the biggest collection of antiquities in Northern Europe (the Etruscan section is particularly impressive), and a collection of Fren..
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National Museum
Ny Vestergade 10 DK - 1471 København
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Housed in the Prince's Palace (1774) that the Marble Bridge links to Christiansborg, the Museum was extended in the 1980s by vast halls that regularly hold temporary exhibitions. The permanent collection presents the history of Denmark through its ..
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Rosenborg Catle
Øster Voldgade 4A 4A DK - 1350 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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In 1606, Christian IV bought a vast expanse of land outside the city walls that he turned into a garden, nowadays the Royal Garden, in which he built a "folly" that over the years was transformed into a castle. The most advanced techniques ..
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National Fine Arts Museum
Sølvgade 48-50 DK - 1307 København
Museums and art
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The original building boasts a collection of Danish and international art up to 1900 in two sections: European art from 1300 to 1800, in particular Flemish and Dutch painters from the 15C-18C; and Danish and European art from 1800 to 1900. A gallery,..
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Port
Nyhavn DK - 1051 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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This picturesque port was built in the late 17C to allow ships up to the Royal Square. The rapid development of trade here led to the construction of warehouses and narrow housing for the merchants. This once infamous quarter is today an ideal place ..
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Thorvaldsens Museum 
Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads 2 DK - 1213 København
Museums and art
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Denmark’s most famous sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), spent a great part of his life in Rome and was welcomed home as a hero when he returned to his native country. Built in a deliberately neo-Classical style in homage to the artist, this..
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Tivoli
Vesterbrogade 3 DK - 1630 København
Industrial tourism and theme park
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No clever fountains here, but hundreds of Venetian lights that make this eight-hectare park so magical. There are 400,000 flowers and 110,000 lightbulbs here and the park is a few steps away from the Town Hall. Since it was opened in 1843, this has b..
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Amalienborg
Plads Amalienborg DK - 1257 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Designed by Nicolai Eigtved on the request of Frederik V, this palace is made up of the four buildings that occupy the octagonal square and adjacent streets. It is an example of Classical urbanism that is delcately freed from its constraints by dis..
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The Little Mermaid
Langelinie DK - 2100 København
Museums and art
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On the seafront, the Little Mermaid, the symbol of the city of Copenhagen, sits on a rock on the water’s edge looking forlornly towards the entrance to the huge port. This bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen was a gift from Carl Jocobsen, the son of the ..
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Arken - Contemporary Art Museum
Skovvej 100 DK - 2635 Ishøj
Museums and art
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This art museum , shaped like a ship emerging from dunes, is mainly dedicated to painting. Its nautical architecture, designed by Søren Robert Lund, plays an important role in the visitor experience. The central aisle, the “axis of art”, is the main..
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Marble Bridge 
DK - 1471 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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This rococo style marble bridge crosses Frederiksholms Kanal and leads to the vast courtyard of Christiansborg. Designed by the famous 18C architect Nicolai Eigtved, it was built at the same time as the first palace. Seen from the shaded banks of the..
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Strøget
Strøget DK - 1550 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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From the Town Hall to the New Royal Square, there is a maze of streets that sometimes open out onto squares, forming the "main street" of Copenhagen. During a walk through these streets, styles change and duty free shops make way for elegan..
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Round Tower
Købmagergade 52A DK - 1150 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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This 35m-high tower, mentioned by Hans Christian Andersen in Tinderbox , was built in 1642 on the order of Christian IV to serve as an observatory. An unevenly paved spiral ramp and a staircase provide access to the top, from where there is a deligh..
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Christiansborg Palace
Christians Brygge DK - 1471 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Between the early fortress and Christianborg , there was a gothic castle in around 1416, a baroque palace (of which the two wings and stairs remain, accessed from the Marble Bridge) which was intended to rival Versailles. It burned down in 1794 and ..
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Royal Library
Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1 DK - 1016 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Founded in 1653 by King Frederik III and open to the public since 1793, the Royal Library has been somewhat rejuvenated by its contemporary annex (1999). It quickly became known to Danes as "the black diamond" because of its dazzling façade..
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Holmens Kirke
Holmens Kanal 9 DK - København
Religious buildings
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Once on the Castle Islet (Slotsholmen), you have to cross the canal spanned by the Holmens Bro (island bridge) to reach this Renaissance church with its magnificent retable and fine pulpit. This is where Queen Margrethe II married Henrik, Prince Co..
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New Royal Square
Kongens Nytorv DK - 1050 København
Architecture, castles and historic districts
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Built from 1670 to 1688 on the request of Christian V, Kongens Nytorv , the New Royal Square, is both the end of the streets created for the New City and the Nyhavn Canal (1671). There are imposing aristocratic palaces around the square and little..
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Botanical Gardens
Øster Farimagsgade 2B 2B DK - København
Nature and gardens
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This superb garden (entrance on the corner of Øster Voldgade and Gothersgade) was created on land made available when the fortifications were demolished. Dotted with large greenhouses housing palms, cacti and orchids, shaded by venerable old trees ..
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David Collection
Kronprinsessegade 30-32 DK - 1306 København
Museums and art
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The David collection is situated on Kongens Have in a lovely 19C house that used to belong to CL David. This lawyer made it a public institution in 1945 and maintained the building. It contains a great collection of Islamic art from the Middle Ages a..
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Heinrich Hirschsprung Collection
Stockholmsgade 20 DK - 2100 København
Museums and art
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Housed in a neoclassical building situated behind the Fine Arts Museum, the Hirschsprung Collection was left by the tobacco manufacturer in 1911 and includes a number of paintings by Danish artists from the 19C, including those from the Skagen scho..
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