Summer 2K: Copenhagen Water

The Little Mermaid
The typical tourist shot of the famous Christian Anderson heroine. Notice her...

The Bath
In the same beautiful little waterfront park as The Little Mermaid is this...

Christiansborg Castle
This building now serves as the seat of parliment.

Byorsen The Stock Exchange
Located near Christiansborg Castle is the Byorsen. Until 1974 is was...

Royal Residence Amalienborg
Typical Rococo style, the Amalienborg complex. After the fire of 1794...

Green Space
The entire city seems for follow a civil engineering philosophy of keeping...

Roses
Copenhagen is beautifully decked in roses and all manner of plant material.

Kronborg Slot
Part of the heavily fortified Krongorg Slot, rising on a point that...

Amaliehaven Sculpture Garden
If you turn 180 degrees from the Amalienborg courtyard you see the sculpture...

Frederiks Kirken
This is the "Marble Church" (Marmorkirken) just west of the...

Royal Guard Den Kongelige Livgarde
Every day at noon the Vagtparade, the Changing of the Guard takes...

Byorsen Dragon Tower
The Stock Exchange is best known for the unique tower. The tails of three...

Vor Frelsers Kirke
A red brick building in the Baroque style has a unique spiral...

Port Crane
A massive timber crane and storage elevator along the Copenhagen...

Little Mermaid II
As you see, the classic shot shows the figure alone and isolated,...

Canals of Christianshavn
The port district was once part of the massive, star-shaped...

Church of Saint Nicholas
Viewed from the canal. The church building was originally erected in the 13th...

article published 12/07/2000