Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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9.8 km
101 m
Explore Copenhagen in Denmark with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in CopenhagenIndividual Sights in CopenhagenSight 1: Henrettelsesskur
The execution shed in Christianshavn was one of the two places where the death sentences in the Danish transitional justice after the occupation were carried out in 1946-50. The second place of execution was in Undallslund plantation near Viborg.
Sight 2: OXA
OXA is the coastal radio station at Naval Station Holmen, and is Denmark's oldest.
Sight 3: HDMS Sælen
HDMS Sælen (S323) is one of the three Tumleren-class small coastal submarines of the Royal Danish Navy.
Sight 4: Copenhagen Opera House
Book Ticket*The Copenhagen Opera House is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built at a cost of 2.5 billion DKK. It is located on the island of Holmen in central Copenhagen.
Sight 5: Christianshavns Enveloppe
Christianshavns Enveloppe is a former system of outworks located in front of Christianshavns Vold and Stadsgraven, on Amager. in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its well-preserved, northern half is now part of Freetown Christiania and known as Dyssen. Its southern portion was removed in the first half of the 20th century and has now been replaced by a public park, Enveloppeparken.
Sight 6: Freetown Christiania
Book Ticket*Freetown Christiania, also known as Christiania or simply the Staden, is an intentional community and commune in the Christianshavn neighbourhood of the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. It began in 1971 as a squatted military base. Its Pusher Street is famous for its open trade of cannabis, which is illegal in Denmark.
Sight 7: Bådteatret
Bådteatret is a floating theatre located on an old batter in Nyhavn in Copenhagen. The theatre offers both in-house productions and guest performances. The own productions focus on puppet and animation theatre for adults, dealing with classical or philosophical texts. 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.
Sight 8: Gedser Rev
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.
Sight 9: Det Kongelige Teater
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.
Sight 10: Round Tower
The Round Tower is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV of Denmark. Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top, and its views over Copenhagen.
Sight 11: Trinity Church
The Trinitatis Church is located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the 17th century Trinitatis Complex, which includes the Rundetårn astronomical observatory tower and the Copenhagen University Library, in addition to the church. Built in the time of Christian IV, the church initially served the students of Copenhagen University. It is situated at the corner of Landemærket and Købmagergade. The interior was seriously damaged in the fire of 1728 but was rebuilt in 1731.
Sight 12: Synagogen
The Great Synagogue is the main synagogue of the Jewish community in Copenhagen, Denmark. The synagogue is defined by its unique architecture around the Ark. During the first half of the 19th century, synagogues continued to be built in the classical tradition, but there began to be a revival of Greek and Roman architecture. The Great Synagogue in Copenhagen is one of a few synagogues of its period to use Egyptian elements in the columns, ceiling and cornice over the ark.
Sight 13: Church of Our Lady
The Church of Our Lady is the Lutheran cathedral of Copenhagen. It is situated on the Frue Plads public square in central Copenhagen, next to the historic main building of the University of Copenhagen.
Sight 14: Gråbrødretorv
Gråbrødretorv is a public square in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark, just off the pedestrian street Strøget.
Sight 15: Kongens Nytorv
Kongens Nytorv is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of him at its centre. The initiative moved the centre of the city from the medieval area around Gammeltorv, at that time a muddy medieval marketplace, to a cobbled new square with a garden complex, inspired by the Royal city planning seen in Paris from the early 17th century.
Sight 16: Galerie Birch
Galerie Birch is a Danish art gallery located at Palægade 5 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The gallery opened in 1946 and is the oldest Danish gallery for modern art.
Sight 17: Garrison Church
Garnison Church, Copenhagen
Sight 18: Den Kongelige Afstøbningssamling
The Royal Cast Collection is housed in Vestindisk Pakhus at Toldbodgade 40 in Copenhagen and contains approximately 2,200 plaster casts of sculptures from f.Kr 2,500 to around the year 1600.
Sight 19: Skuespilhuset
The Royal Danish Playhouse is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre, situated on the harbour front in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was created as a purpose-built venue for dramatic theatre, supplementing the theatre's old venue from 1874 on Kongens Nytorv and the 2004 Copenhagen Opera House, which are used for ballet and opera.
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