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General Tips: General information
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Favorite Thing: Copenhagen is located on the coast of Oresund passage. Therefore bridges and channels are an indispensable part of a local landscape. New city area Frederiksberg and 26 nearest communities enter in the structure of Big Copenhagen, besides the historical center ("old" Copenhagen).
The main railway station Hovedbanegarden/Kobenhavn is located in the center, near to Radhuspladsen (Town Hall square). It is the major transport unit of the city, trains and buses of all directions whence send. There is the largest entertaining park Tivoli near the station.
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Walking: General information II
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Favorite Thing: Radhuspladsen is the main city square.
The longest in Europe foot street Stroget begins at the Radhuspladsen. Stroget comes to an end near the picturesque channel Nyhavn keeping a spirit of Andersen's Copenhagen.
The island of Slotsholmen lays to the east from Stroget. The history of the city began from there. There is a building of the Royal palace, the government of Denmark sits there today.
Christianshavn area cut up by channels and constructed under the decree of the king Christian IV for defense of the city is located opposite to the island. Besides several museums and a beautiful church, there is Christiania - "a free state" of hippies.
There is the park and castle Kastellet with well-known water-nymph in the northern part of the city. New area of Norrebro is to the northwest from the city centre, and area of Vesterbro is to the southwest.
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Favorite Thing: Tourist office (Kobenhavns Turistinformation) Bernstorffsgade. 702 224 42, 702 224 52. April-September 9.00-24.00, October-March 9.00-17.00. Sunday-closed.
It is possible to get a tourist card "Copenhagen Card" in the office. The card is useful, if you are going to stay in the city some days. There are cards with validity on 24 or 72 hours. They entitle to unlimited access to more than 60 museums of the city, free-of-charge travel to the underground, tram and bus. At purchase of a card you receive the guidebook with a map of the city on which museums and sights which can be visited with a card are noted.
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Favorite Thing: In 1167 Axel Absalon, a bishop of Roskilde, received in gift from Valdemar the king of Denmark a peace of ground on a coast of Sound-passage where there was a fishing settlement. Absalon pawns a stone fortress in the form of a circle for protection against pirates opposite it, on the island of Slotsholmen.
Soon it receives the name of Komandshavn - "a merchant harbor" which in due course was transformed to "Copenhagen". In 1369 the fortress of Absalon was destroyed by armies of Hansa. A new fortress on Slotsholmen was built in 1376.
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Favorite Thing: King Eric VII (1417-1443) makes a new fortress by his residence, and Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark.
During board of king Christian IV (1588-1648) the city was actively reconstructed. There were buildings in the style of Renaissance, Rozenborg castle, the first European stock exchange Borsen, the Round tower, Christianshavn area.
After an epidemic of plagues (1711) there were only a third alive from 60 thousand inhabitants of Copenhagen.
During Napoleonic wars in 1807 Copenhagen was seriously destroyed in fire of British armies. In 1852 there appeared first constructions outside a city wall.
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Favorite Thing: Bishop Axel Absalon - the founder of Copenhagen is extremely esteemed in Denmark. He was one of the most powerful statesmen of the country during its history. His origin was one of reasons of his popularity. The king of Denmark Valdemar I the Great was born in Russia. The Russian princess Ingeborg was his mother. She was the daughter of the Russian Great duke Mstislav.
He spent his youth in a family of a notable zealander Asser Rin. According to tradition, his sons Eskil and Absalon became oath brothers of the king. Such brotherhood fixed by special ceremony, was appreciated above consanguinity. When children grew up, Valdemar ascended to the throne. Eskil was appointed by archbishop of Denmark, and Axel Absalon became a bishop of the Danish capital Roskilde.
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Favorite Thing: Absalon was always at war and floated all his life. He personally ordered armies in battles, actively promoted construction of temples and castles. He personally involved to Denmark a lot of European architects.
But may be a stone-laying of the fortress on the coast of Oresund passage became the main merit of Absalon. It turned subsequently to Copenhagen. And we are proud of Russian influence on it owning Ingeborg – the Russian princess and the Danish queen who took part in Axel's Absalon education.
A figure of Absalon you can see on a wall of the Copenhagen Town Hall. The Absalon's monument stands on Hojbro square. Axeltorvet-square and Absalongade-street are named in honour of the bishop.
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LoriPori Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:49 UTC
Wonderful page on Copenhagen. Love the whimsical decorations on the buildings as on the Runde Tarn. Bicycles as a status symbol!! Interesting! | JLBG Wed Feb 6, 2008 21:06 UTC
H.C.Andersens is also very popular in France in schools. We could not visit Tivoli as we were like you short of time ! Interesting page ! | MikeStarr5 Sun Dec 9, 2007 12:08 UTC
Hi from Mike and Shelley in the forgotten part of London - "Barking Town" - Excellent 5 star tips and pics - Well Done ! | sourbugger Wed Nov 28, 2007 15:55 UTC
i'm there next week, so thanks for exremely informative and useful page. |
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