Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 13.7 km
Ascend 181 m
Descend 185 m

Experience Copenhagen in Denmark in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CopenhagenIndividual Sights in Copenhagen

Sight 1: Garrison Church

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291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Galerie Birch

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Galerie Birch is a Danish art gallery located in Palægade 5 in Copenhagen. The gallery opened in 1946 and is the oldest Danish gallery for modern art.

Wikipedia: Galerie Birch (DA)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Gedser Rev

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Gedser RevThomas Rousing from Copenhagen, Denmark / CC BY 2.0

Lightvessel No. XVII Gedser Rev is a decommissioned lightvessel built in 1895, now serving as a museum ship in Helsingør, Denmark, having formerly been stationed in the Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen. It is owned by the National Museum and takes its name after Gedser Rev south of Falster where it was stationed most of its working life.

Wikipedia: Lightvessel Gedser Rev (EN)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Bådteatret

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The Boat Theatre is a floating theatre located on an old barge in Nyhavn in Copenhagen. The theatre offers both in-house productions and guest performances. The in-house productions focus on puppet and animation theatre for adults, where classical or philosophical texts are treated. Guest performances are performed by youth theatres, and performances in English are offered to the many tourists who come to Nyhavn. In the periods between performances, there are performing arts projects such as cabarets, poetry readings and cultural dinners.

Wikipedia: Bådteatret (DA), Website

283 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Det Kongelige Teater

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The Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the country. The theatre presents opera, the Royal Danish Ballet, multi-genre concerts, and drama in several locations. The Royal Danish Theatre organization is under the control of the Danish Ministry of Culture.

Wikipedia: Royal Danish Theatre (EN)

864 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Gråbrødretorv

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Gråbrødretorv

Gråbrødretorv is a public square in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark, just off the pedestrian street Strøget.

Wikipedia: Gråbrødretorv (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Church of the Holy Ghost

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Church of the Holy Ghost

The Church of the Holy Spirit in Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the city's oldest churches.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen (EN)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Højbro Plads

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Højbro Pladscofiem from Brisbane, Australia / CC BY 2.0

Højbro Plads is a rectangular public square located between the adjoining Amagertorv and Slotsholmen Canal in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the Højbro Bridge which connects it to the Slotsholmen island on the other side of the canal while Gammel Strand extends along the near side of the canal.

Wikipedia: Højbro Plads (EN)

435 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Christiansborg Palace

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Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the Danish monarch, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the Palace Chapel and the Royal Stables.

Wikipedia: Christiansborg Palace (EN)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Corfitz Ulfeldts Skamstøtte

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Corfitz Ulfeldt's pillar of shame is a stone memorial to the traitor Corfitz Ulfeldt. It was erected in 1663 on Gråbrødretorv, where Ulfeldt had lived, so that the townspeople could spit on it when they passed. It bears the inscription: "Corfitz WF the traitor, Till Æwig Spott, Skam og Skiendsel".

Wikipedia: Corfitz Ulfeldts skamstøtte (DA)

526 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Caritasbrønden

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CaritasbrøndenCucombreLibre from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Caritas Well, also known as the Caritas Fountain, is the oldest fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1608 by Christian IV and is located on Gammeltorv, now part of the Strøget pedestrian zone.

Wikipedia: Caritas Well (EN)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Old Market

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Old MarketDaniel from Galashiels, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0

Gammeltorv is the oldest square in Copenhagen, Denmark. With adjoining Nytorv it forms a common space along the Strøget pedestrian zone. While the square dates back to the foundation of the city in the 12th century, most of its buildings were constructed after the Great Fire of 1795 in Neoclassical style. Another dominating feature is the Caritas Well, a Renaissance fountain erected by King Christian IV in 1610.

Wikipedia: Gammeltorv (EN)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 13: Jarmers Tårn

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Jarmers Tårn No machine-readable author provided. EPO assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

Jarmer's Tower is an old ruined tower in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was once part of the Copenhagen moat. Jarmers Tower represents the remains of the original eleven towers which were once joined together as a part of the city’s medieval fortification.

Wikipedia: Jarmers Tower (EN)

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Dragon Fountain

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The Dragon Fountain is a fountain located in the City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed by Joakim Skovgaard in collaboration with Thorvald Bindesbøll and features a bull in combat with a dragon.

Wikipedia: Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen (EN)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: H.C. Andersen Slottet

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Today, the Hans Christian Andersen Palace is the name of the building located on Hans Christian Andersens Boulevard opposite Copenhagen City Hall on the corner of Tivoli. Tivoli acquired it in 1978 and gave it its current name.

Wikipedia: H.C. Andersen Slottet (DA)

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Glassalen

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The Glass Hall is a 957-seat theatre venue located inside the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wikipedia: Glass Hall (Tivoli Gardens) (EN)

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Frihedsstøtten

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The Liberty Memorial, located in front of Central Station in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a 20 meter tall obelisque erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of serfdom. The 20 metre tall obelisque is made of sandstone from Nexø on Bornholm and its base is made of Norwegian marble. The four female figures at the base of the obelisque symbolise Bravery, Civic Virtue, Fidelity and the Industrious Cultivation of Land.

Wikipedia: Liberty Memorial, Copenhagen (EN), Website, Inscription Url

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Cirkusbygningen

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Cirkusbygningen Kåre Thor Olsen / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Circus Building on Axel Torv in Copenhagen, Denmark. is a circular building completed in 1886 to serve as a venue for circus performances. The last circus to use the building was in 1990.

Wikipedia: Circus Building, Copenhagen (EN)

431 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Bremen Teater

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Bremen Teater is a theatre in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It seats 648 people and is used as a venue for everything from comedy shows and concerts to theatre and talks.

Wikipedia: Bremen Teater (Copenhagen) (EN), Website

639 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 20: Det Ny Teater

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Det Ny Teater is an established theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, first opened in 1908. It is based in a building which spans a passage between Vesterbrogade and Gammel Kongevej in Copenhagen's theatre district on the border between Vesterbro and Frederiksberg.

Wikipedia: Det Ny Teater (EN), Website

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Eliaskirken

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Eliaskirkenschmilblick from Stockholm, Sweden / CC BY 2.0

Elijah's Church is a Church of Denmark parish church located on Vesterbros Torv in the heart of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1908 and designed by Martin Nyrop, who has designed Copenhagen City Hall, it was the largest church to be built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation.

Wikipedia: Elijah's Church (EN)

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 22: Apostelkirken

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Apostelkirken

The Apostle Church is a church building of the Church of Denmark in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen. It was built in 1901 by architect Valdemar Koch.

Wikipedia: Apostle Church (EN)

694 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 23: Immanuelskirken

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Immanuelskirken

Immanuel Church is a church at Forhåbningsholms Allé 20 in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It belongs to Københavns Valgmenighed, a Grundtvigian congregation under Church of Denmark. The building was designed by Andreas Clemmesen and completed in 1893. The artists Niels and Joakim Skovgaard and Niels Larsen Stevns, all three members of the congregation, decorated the church building together with a group of other artists, providing a series of glass mosaics above the entrances as well as the church furnishings. The church is built as a typical danish Gesamtkunstwerk in skønvirke style.

Wikipedia: Immanuel Church, Copenhagen (EN)

1210 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 24: Betty Nansen Teatret

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Betty Nansen Teatret is a theatre situated on Frederiksberg Allé in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the actress Betty Nansen, who managed it from 1917 until her death in 1943.

Wikipedia: Betty Nansen Teatret (EN), Website

597 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 25: Haveselskabets Have

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The Royal Danish Horticultural Society's Garden is a garden in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark operated by the Danish Horticultural Society as a source of inspiration for its members as well as other people with an interest in gardening. It is situated on Frederiksberg Runddel, just left of the main entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens.

Wikipedia: Royal Danish Horticultural Society's Garden (EN), Website

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 26: Frederiksberg Have

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Frederiksberg Havemalouette from Frederiksberg / Copenhagen, Denmark / CC BY 2.0

Frederiksberg Gardens is one of the largest and most attractive greenspaces in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the adjacent Søndermarken it forms a green area of 64 hectares at the western edge of Inner Copenhagen. It is a romantic landscape garden designed in the English style.

Wikipedia: Frederiksberg Gardens (EN)

693 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 27: Cisternerne

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Cisternerne is an exhibition space for contemporary art in Copenhagen, Denmark with one annual site-specific total experience - and a wide range of events during the year. Cisternerne is an integral part of the Frederiksberg Museums (Frederiksbergmuseerne) where the singularity of its architecture and atmosphere remains a core attraction.

Wikipedia: Cisternerne (EN)

618 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 28: Jesuskirken

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JesuskirkenMatthew Black from London, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Jesus Church is a church situated just off Valby Langgade in the Valby district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was commissioned by second-generation Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen and designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup. Noted for its extensive ornamentation and artwork, it is considered to be one of the country's most idiosyncratic and unconventional examples of church architecture. The church was built as a mausoleum for Carl Jacobsen and his family and is located close to their former house as well as the former Carlsberg brewery site. Their sarcophagi lie in the crypt. Throughout the church, there are ornaments and inscriptions associated with the family.

Wikipedia: Jesus Church, Copenhagen (EN)

995 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 29: Bakkehusmuseet

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Bakkehuset is a historic house museum on Rahbeks Allé in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Dating from the 1520s, it has served a number of functions over the years, including as a farmhouse, inn, private home, psychiatric hospital and orphanage. It is particularly associated with the Danish Golden Age when it was owned by Knud Lyne Rahbek and his wife, Kamma Rahbek, used it as a venue for her salons.

Wikipedia: Bakkehuset (EN), Website

987 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 30: Enghaveparken

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EnghaveparkenJane Mejdahl from Copenhagen, Denmark / CC BY-SA 2.0

Enghaveparken is a public park in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was laid out in the late 1920s to cater for the citizens of the expanding city. The park is completely closed off while undergoing comprehensive renovations June 2018-December 2019.

Wikipedia: Enghaveparken (EN)

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