Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 60 m
Descend 65 m

Experience Copenhagen in Denmark in a whole new way with our free 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: Classens Have

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Classens Have is the name of a garden between Classensgade and Arendalsgade in Østerbro. It was laid out by city gardener Valdemar Fabricius Hansen in 1925 in connection with the residential complex Ved Classens Have. On 24 March 1942, a memorial obelisk was erected for Major General Johan Frederik Classen in the facility.

Wikipedia: Classens Have (DA)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Livjægermonumentet

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The Life Hunter Monument is a memorial pillar made by Kai Weischer erected in Classen's Garden in Copenhagen in memory of the King's Life Guard Corps and its heroic fight for Denmark on various occasions. The memorial pillar was given by the Life Hunter Shooting Society of 1817.

Wikipedia: Livjægermonumentet (DA)

532 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Trondhjems Plads

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Trondhjems Plads is a square in Østerbro in Copenhagen, named after Trondheim in Norway. The neighborhood's streets are primarily named after Norwegian localities.

Wikipedia: Trondhjems Plads (DA)

399 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Svenska Kyrkan

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Svenska Kyrkan Hideko Bondesen / CC BY-SA 2.5

Swedish Gustaf's Church, part of the Church of Sweden Abroad, is the church of the Swedish congregation in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built between 1907 and 1911 to the design of the Swedish architect Theodor Wåhlin (1864–1948) and is named after King Gustaf V of Sweden.

Wikipedia: Swedish Gustaf's Church (EN), Website

307 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Den Frie Udstilling

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Den Frie Udstilling

Den Frie Udstilling is a Danish artists' association, founded in 1891 by artists in protest against the admission requirements for the Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Modeled on the Salon des Refusés, it is Denmark's oldest association of artists. Now located on Copenhagen's Oslo Plads next to Østerport Station, it works as an arts centre, continuing to exhibit works created and selected by contemporary artists rather than those chosen by cultural authorities.

Wikipedia: Den Frie Udstilling (EN)

536 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Hjalmar Brantings Plads

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Hjalmar Brantings Plads is a square between Stockholmsgade and Oluf Palmes Gade in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is named for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning former Swedish prime minister Hjalmar Branting.

Wikipedia: Hjalmar Brantings Plads (EN)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Esajas Kirke

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Esajas Kirke

Isaiah Church is a Lutheran church in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wikipedia: Isaiah Church (EN)

295 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Hirschsprung Collection

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The Hirschsprung Collection is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in a parkland setting in Østre Anlæg, near the Danish National Gallery, and houses a large collection of Danish art from the 19th and early 20th century. The emphasis is on the Danish Golden Age, from 1800 to 1850, but also the Skagen Painters and other representatives of the Modern Breakthrough are well represented.

Wikipedia: Hirschsprung Collection (EN)

319 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: National Gallery of Art

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The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of Copenhagen.

Wikipedia: National Gallery of Denmark (EN), Website

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Østre Anlæg

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Østre Anlæg

Østre Anlæg is a public park in Copenhagen. Once it was a part of the old city fortifications. The park was designed by landscape architect H.A. Flindt who also designed Ørstedsparken and Copenhagen Botanical Garden on the old fortification. The park lies between The National Art Museum at the southern end, and Oslo Plads and Østerport Station at the northern end. There are three lakes in this park, they used to be part of the moat system.

Wikipedia: Østre Anlæg (EN)

791 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Botanical Garden

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Botanical GardenEoghan OLionnain from Brussels, Belgium / CC BY-SA 2.0

The University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden, usually referred to simply as Copenhagen Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of 10 hectares and is particularly noted for its extensive complex of historical glasshouses dating from 1874.

Wikipedia: University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden (EN)

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