Designmuseum Danmark
68 Bredgade, Copenhagen, København K, 1260, Denmark
The museum that tells the story of Danish design is housed in a building that is itself one of the finest examples of Danish architecture.
Gefion Fountain
Churchillparken, Copenhagen, København K, 1263, Denmark
The largest fountain in Copenhagen depicts the Norse goddess Gefjon whipping four enormous oxen forward as they drag a plough through the earth — and the mythology behind it is wonderfully dramatic.
Kongens Nytorv & Charlottenborg
1 Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, København K, 1050, Denmark
Kongens Nytorv — the King's New Square — was carved out of the eastern edge of old Copenhagen in 1670 by Christian V as the grandest public space in the city.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
7 Dantes Plads, Copenhagen, København V, 1556, Denmark
Carl Jacobsen made a fortune selling beer and spent it buying art — specifically sculpture, because he believed three-dimensional art came closest to the fundamental condition of being human.
Rosenborg Castle
Øster Voldgade 4A, 1350 København K
Christian IV built Rosenborg between 1606 and 1634 as a summer pleasure palace, and he loved the place so much that he chose to die there.
The Little Mermaid
Langelinie, 2100 København Ø
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