The Travelling Celts

A Break in Copenhagen

by Michael Cameron

Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. It’s linked to Malmo in southern Sweden by the Öresund Bridge. Indre By, the city's historic center, contains Frederiksstaden, an 18th-century rococo district, home to the royal family’s Amalienborg Palace. Nearby is Christiansborg Palace and the Renaissance-era Rosenborg Castle, surrounded by gardens and home to the crown jewels.

The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is 1.25 metres tall and weighs 175 kilograms. Alas due to several incidents of vandalism the version in our photographs is a replica.

There are many statues of the world-famous author and poet around Copenhagen. At Copenhagen City Hall Square, facing H.C. Andersens Boulevard, features a statue of Hans Christian Andersen who sits with a book. The bronze statue was made by Henry Luckow-Nielsen and was erected in 1965.

Tivoli, also known as Tivoli Gardens, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world. Best plans foiled though, when we got there it was still closed for the winter.

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