Town hall gargoyles at entrance
Radhuspladsen central square
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Viking statues alongside town hall
Radhuspladsen central square
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Town hall
Radhuspladsen central square
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Radhuspladsen central square
at night. It was awash with neon lights and people.
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Hans Christian Anderson statue
Radhuspladsen central square
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Tivoli Amusement Park side entrance
lit up at night.
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Tivoli lights
A inner city amusement park.
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Tivoli amusement parks scary rides.
The Demon Rollercoaster and a 90m pole which you are launched slowly...
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Demon Rollercoaster, Tivoli Park
on a vertical downward thrust. Boy was this totally scary.
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Ferris wheel view of Tivoli Park
This ferriswheel was a gorgeous nineteenth century ride with balloons...
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SAS building, opposite railway station
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The busy Stroget shopping street.
Boosted to be the longest pedestrianised shopping street in Europe, maybe the...
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Cathedral
Near Gammeltorv square
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Bicycles under trees
Small inner square opposite cathedral
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Fountain in Gammeltorv square
Popular spot to sit and sip hot drinks and watch passer-bys.
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Strange fish on a nice fountain
Gammeltorv square
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Tanya, Gammeltorv square
We had it all to ourselves this morning as it was Easter Friday and...
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Metal Flying Man on a long pole
Gammeltorv square
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Hojbro Plads square
Intersects the famous shopping street the Stroget, reputed to be the longest...
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Central square fountain topped by cranes
Hojbro Plads square
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Christiansborg Slot
Spot where Copenhagen's founder Bishop Absalon first built a...
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Christiansborg Slot & Bishop Absalon
statue. Viewed from the roof of a very stylish and funky department store...
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Borsen (stock exchange)
with Christiansborg Slot in the background. The exchange has a cool...
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Modern inner city library
Complete with stylish Danish design. Alongside waterfront. Known as the...
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Royal guard on patrol
Mainly for the tourist's cameras these days, sporting traditional...
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Chrisitian V on horseback statue
Kongens Nytorv square, surrounded by beautiful old buildings designed by...
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The Royal Theatre
Kongens Nytorv square
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Old building in Kongens Nytorv square
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Nyhavn Canal
Built in 19th century to allow traders to bring wares into the city centre....
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Colourful buildings along wharf
The famous Nyhavn canal, much featured in the tourist brochures, as...
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Tanya, Nyhavn Canal
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Nyhavn Canal view from starting point
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Former warehouses for tea etc
The building on the far right now houses a sculpture museum. Note the...
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Maersk shipping giant building
Has a great modern, stylish look to it, typical of Danish design.
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The Royal Family's personal cruiseboat
We were told that it is rarely in berth in Copenhagen's harbour and were...
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Opera House
"State-of-Art" with six stages - built on its own artificial...
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Canal waterfront
featuring many different colours on various buildings.
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Tanya at the back of a canal boat
Our guide keep insisting that the passengers duck as the tide was very...
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The Marble Church (or Marmokirken)
A neobaroque church on Frederiksgade. Inspired by Saint Peters in...
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The Marble Church (or Marmokirken) dome
This churches dome is a massive 30m diameter.
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Amalienborg Slot
Residence of Queen Margrethe II.
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Square surrounded by Amalienborg Slot
Large statue of Frederik V on horseback in background
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Amalienborg Slot main building
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Russian Orthodox Church
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Rosenborg Slot, Kongens Have gardens
once the summer residence of the Royal family. Now it is a museum housing the...
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Rosenborg Slot
The slot is inside an inner city garden Kongens Have and we were delighted to...
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Picturesque narrow inner city street
near Rosenborg Slot
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Nyboder terrace houses
Rows of mustard coloured houses with tiled roofs. Once held 2200 navy...
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Nyboder terrace houses
All the houses are exact replicas built at minimum cost.
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Tanya near walkway to the Kastellet
A citadel built by Frederik III in the 1660s. It is surrounded by a moat and...
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Richard near windmill
inside the Kastellet
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Naval housing inside the Kastellet
The citadel grounds are still used by the Danish navy to this very...
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Famous Little Mermaid Statue
Harbour
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St Alban's church behind Gefion fountain
The city's Anglican church, in the middle of a city park. Built by...
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A funky inner city shop
complete with grafetti.
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Beautiful red coloured building
Inner city
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The Round Tower (Rundetard)
Vaulted brick tower, 35m high. Built by Christian IV 1642. Used as an...
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The Round Tower (Rundetard)
Front view looking up.
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The Round Tower (Rundetard)
Internal spiral walkway.
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View of Cathedral & Town Hall
from the Round Tower (Rundetard)
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View of the Oresund Bridge
to Malmo (Sweden) from the Round Tower (Rundetard).
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View of red-tiled city roofs
from the Round Tower (Rundetard).
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Richard atop the Round Tower
One felt slightly caged in.
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Sampling a delicious street hotdog
A Copenhagen favourite!
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View across to Christianshavn
from Havnegade (near the stock exchange)
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Tanya by the Christianhavn canal
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Christianhavn canal
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Boat rudder with city name
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Christianhavn canal
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Tower of Von Frelsers Kirk
We climbed the 400 steps to the top of the spiral tower (with the last...
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View from tower of Von Frelsers Kirk
Christiansborg Slot is in the background.
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View from tower of Von Frelsers Kirk
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View of Christiania
from tower of Von Frelsers Kirk. The 'free state' of Christiania...
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View of Habour and Christianshavn canal
from tower of Von Frelsers Kirk
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Boats for hire
on the Christianshavn canal
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Houses in a quiet corner of Christiania
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Tower of Sankt Petri Kirke
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Richard in front of Kronborg Slot
Helsingor. Kronborg Slot was used by Shakespeare as the setting of...
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Tower, Kronborg Slot
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Kronborg Slot
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Tanya by the entrance to Kronborg Slot
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Tree in front of orange building
Kronborg Slot
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Quiet street in Helsingor, Easter Sunday
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Kronborg Slot
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Inner city mural
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Man made lake near the city centre.
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Stylish, funky chairs
Inner city shop
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