Scandinavia 2017 (part I): Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark:

old houses at Nyhavn

At the end of May, I took a train to Copenhagen to meet a friend. Together we would discover Denmark’s capital and travel further north through Sweden and Norway (for a video of the entire train journey see here).

With around two million inhabitants, Copenhagen is by far the biggest city of Denmark. During our two days here, the weather was fantastic and we had a great time exploring the city’s many palaces, churches, parks, and museums. As you can see in the gallery below, Copenhagen offers plenty of opportunities to learn about northern Europe’s history, get overwhelmed by fantastic art pieces, and recover afterwards by chilling at one of the canals crisscrossing the city centre (or in ‘Freetown Christiania’).

Copenhagen Central Station

in Kastrup

Kastrup Sea Bath

Den Blå Planet

Oresund Bridge

tower of the City Hall

National Museum

skeleton of an Aurochs (8600 BC)

harpoons made of deer bones (8700-6500 BC)

Chariot of the Sun (ca. 1400 BC)

detail of the Dejbjerg Wagon

viking ship

Golden Horn (early 5th century)

living room in the 17th century

Christiansborg Palace

Thorvaldsens Museum

Vor Frue Kirke

Rundetårn

entrance to the Rundetårn

Trinitatis Church

Børsen

Det Kongelige Bibliotek

old reading room

canal in Copenhagen

tower of the City Hall

City Hall

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

‘Study of a Cow’ by J. Th. Lundbye

‘Self-portrait’ by J. Th. Lundbye (1841)

‘Greeks fetching water from the well at the Tower of the Winds in Athens’ by Martinus Rørbye (1836)

sculpture collection

‘Eternal Spring’ by Auguste Rodin (1884)

detail of ‘Perseus slaying Medusa’ by Laurent-Honoré Marqueste (1903)

‘Death and the Maiden’ by Elna Borch (1912)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

mummy portrait from Fayum, Egypt (ca. 2nd century AD)

sculpture gallery

‘Melpomene’ (2nd century AD)

lion of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon (6th century BC)

‘Landscape from Saint-Rémy’ by Vincent van Gogh (1889)

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

on the roof of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

view towards Tivoli Gardens and City Hall

on the roof of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

City Hall Square

facade of the City Hall

Vor Frue Kirke

Copenhagen

Vor Frelsers Kirke

clockwork

view from the church tower

Marble Church in the distance

Tivoli Gardens and City Hall

Marble Church

Christiansborg Palace, Børsen, Vor Frue Kirke, and former St. Nicholas Church

Christiansborg Palace, Børsen, and Vor Frue Kirke

view towards the harbour

Oresund Bridge

canal in Copenhagen

Nyhavn

Inderhavnen

Nyhavn

spectators at the changing of guards

changing of the guards

Amalienborg Slot

Frederik V on Horseback

Marble Church

Russian Orthodox Church

inside the Marble Church

Rosenborg Slot

gilt war game in the Treasury

ship from ivory

Oldenburg Horn (15th century)

crown of King Christian IV (1596)

crown of King Christian V (1671) and the Queen’s crown (1731)

Danish Crown Regalia

painting on the ceiling of Christian IV’s bedchamber

Frederik IV’s Hall

king and queen’s thrones

flower painting by Maria Sibylla Merian

Statens Museum for Kunst

in the Kastellet

Kastellet

St. Alban’s Church

at the Little Mermaid

‘The Little Mermaid’ by Edvard Eriksen (1913)

Vor Frelsers Kirke

Operaen

in Christiania

I hope the photos convinced you that a visit to Copenhagen is definitely worthwhile and I can really recommend it, if you have the chance! We continued our train journey and crossed the Oresund Bridge to Sweden with our next stop being Gothenburg – check out the coming post!