Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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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 CopenhagenSight 1: J.C. Jacobsens Have
The J. C. Jacobsen Garden, also known as the Academy Garden, is a public garden in the Carlsberg area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance is through a pergola on the left-hand side of the Tap E building, a former bottling plant which now serves as a cultural venue.
Sight 2: Vesten for Humlen
West of the hops is a small park in Carlsberg Byen in Copenhagen. The park was completed in 2018 along with the rest of the new buildings and is located next to Ny Carlsberg Vej.
Sight 3: Enghaveparken
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.
Sight 4: Kristkirken
Christ Church is a Church of Denmark parish church situated on Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was designed by Valdemar Koch, who also built several other churches in Copenhagen around that time. Completed in 1900, it was the first new church to be opened in the fast-growing neighbourhood to relieve the pressure on St. Mathew's. Its style is inspired by Italian Romanesque church architecture.
Sight 5: Sankt Matthæus Kirke
St. Mathew's Church is the oldest and largest church in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located at the corner of Mathæusgade and Valdemarsgade and was completed in 1880 to design by city architect Ludvig Fenger.
Sight 6: Skydebanehaven
Skydebanehaven is a small public park in the heart of the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its name refers to the former shooting range of the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society which used to be located on the site. The most distinctive feature of the park is the Neo-Gothic Shooting Range Wall which was constructed in 1887 to shield traffic on Istedgade from stray bullets. The other end of the park is bounded by the rear of the former headquarters of the Shooting Society, a Neoclassical mansion which has more recently housed the Museum of Copenhagen.
Sight 7: uKirke
Gethsemane Church is located in Vesterbro Parish in the Municipality of Copenhagen, in Dannebrogsgade in Vesterbro. The church was one of the 16 churches that the Diocesan Council of Copenhagen originally recommended should be closed. The Minister of Culture, Marianne Jelved, recommended that the church should be closed down on 31 December 2014.
Sight 8: Vejprisen
The Road Award was established by the Danish Road Directorate in 1994. The award is intended as a gesture that focuses on the elevation of the aesthetics, cultural history, functionality and design of the Danish roads.
Sight 9: Husets Teater
Husets Teater is a studio theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the Huset cultural centre in the city centre, where it was founded in 1975, but has since 1995 been based at Halmtorvet in a building which is part of the Kødbyen district.
Sight 10: Rutschebanen
The roller coaster in Tivoli in Copenhagen is a roller coaster built in 1914, and it is one of the world's oldest roller coasters. It was built by the engineer Walther Queenland from Ireland, who also built the roller coaster at Dyrehavsbakken in 1932. The roller coaster in Tivoli ran its first ride with guests in mid-June 1914.
Sight 11: Star Flyer
Star Flyer is a carousel-meets-watchtower style amusement ride in Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. It was manufactured by Funtime and opened in May 2006.
Sight 12: The Ferris wheel
The Balloon Fry is an amusement ride in Tivoli from 1943.
Sight 13: Glassalen
The Glass Hall is a 957-seat theatre venue located inside the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sight 14: Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark, and Wurstelprater in Vienna, Austria.
Sight 15: The Concert Hall
Tivoli Concert Hall is a 1,660-capacity concert hall at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building, which was designed by Frits Schlegel and Hans Hansen, was built between 1954 and 1956. The concert hall is used for classical music, Broadway musicals, and jazz musicians.
Sight 16: Dæmonen
Dæmonen is a floorless steel roller coaster at the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, it reaches a height of 28 metres (92 ft), is 564.0 metres (1,850.4 ft) long, and reaches a maximum speed of 77 kilometres per hour (48 mph). The roller coaster features a vertical loop, an Immelmann loop, and a zero-gravity roll. Dæmonen replaced Slangen, a family roller coaster, and officially opened on 16 April 2004. A record number of guests attended the park that year, but the public has since given the ride mixed reviews.
Sight 17: Trold, der vejrer kristenblod
Trold, der vejrer kristenblod is a bronze sculpture made by Niels Hansen Jacobsen (1861–1941).
Sight 18: Kalvebod Bølge
Get Ticket*Kalvebod Bølge is a waterfront promenade at Kalvebod Brygge between Langebro and Bernstorffsgade in Copenhagen. The construction cost amounted to DKK 49 million.
Sight 19: The Lapidarium of Kings
The Lapidarium of Kings is a lapidarium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It exhibits a royal collection of sculptures, natural stone figures and plaster models.
Sight 20: Christian 4.s Bryghus
Christian IV's Brewhouse is a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, dating from 1608. In spite of the name under which it is known today, the building was not originally built for the purpose of brewing beer. It is located on Slotsholmen by the harbourfront and was constructed for military purposes as a corner bastion, part of Christian IV's fortification of the city.
Sight 21: Dansk Arkitektur Center
Danish Architecture Center (DAC) is an international cultural attraction for everyone who wants to explore and understand how architecture and design create the framework for our lives. They believe that architecture can change the world and that it can be part of the solution to future challenges in relation to the UN’s Global Goals.
Sight 22: Danish Jewish Museum
The Danish Jewish Museum, in Copenhagen, Denmark, sits inside the Danish Royal Library’s old Galley House and exhibits Danish Jewish historical artifacts and art. Designed by architect Daniel Libeskind, the building memorializes the story of Danish Jews who were saved from Nazi persecution by their fellow Danes in October 1943. Construction of the Museum began in March 2003 and the museum opened in June 2004.
Sight 23: Bibliotekshaven
The Royal Library Garden, often referred to simply as the Library Garden, is a small, somewhat hidden garden between the Royal Library, the Tøjhus Museum, ChristianIV's Supply Depot and Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It has a reputation for being one of the most tranquil spots in the city centre.
Sight 24: Danish War Museum
The Danish War Museum is a museum of military history and arms on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Christian IV's Arsenal, from which it takes its former name. On 1 July 2018, the name was changed from the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum to The Danish War Museum, in order to make it easier for guest to discern the nature of the museum.
Sight 25: Christiansborg Palace
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.
Sight 26: Christiansborg Palace Chapel
Christiansborg Palace Chapel is the church on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen. The church is one of the parts of Christiansborg Palace that are available to the Royal House. It is used for church ceremonies for members of the royal family, mainly baptisms, confirmations and castrum doloris. In addition, it is used by the Folketing for worship at the opening of the Folketing.
Sight 27: The Stock Exchange building
Børsen, is a 17th-century commodity bourse and later stock exchange in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. The historic building is situated next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish Parliament, on the island of Slotsholmen.
Sight 28: Church of Holmen
The Holmen Church is a Parish church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between Margrethe II of Denmark, queen of Denmark between 1972 and 2024, and Prince Henrik in 1967. It is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold, and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade, and contains artwork by, among others, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander.
Sight 29: Skuespilhuset
The Royal Danish Playhouse is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated on the waterfront of the Inner Harbour in the Frederiksstaden neighbourhood. 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.
Sight 30: Nordatlantens Brygge
North Atlantic House is a cultural centre located on the harbour front in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to preserve, promote and communicate culture and art from the North Atlantic area. It is made as a cooperation between Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands and includes three galleries as well as conference facilities. The centre also houses the Icelandic embassy and the permanent representations of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, as well as some commercial activities and enterprises related to the area.
Sight 31: Edition Copenhagen
Edition Copenhagen lithographic workshop, it was founded in 1959. Today, the company is run and owned by three partners: Rasmus Urwald, Dannie Vieten and Peter Wissing Sørensen. The workshop and gallery are located in Christianshavn in Copenhagen. Edition Copenhagen is one of the leading lithographic workshops in the world. Every year, Edition Copenhagen invites international and Danish artists to come to the workshop and work with lithography. The artists always have complete freedom to do what they want. The invited artists have all exhibited in renowned galleries and museums all over the world.
Sight 32: Christian's Church
Christians kirke is a Rococo church in the Christianshavn district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Nicolai Eigtved, it was built 1754–59.
Sight 33: Orlogsmuseet
The Royal Danish Naval Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Royal Danish Navy. The displays include a collection of naval models which dates back to late 17th century. The museum is based in Søkvæsthuset, a former naval hospice which overlooks Christianshavn Canal.
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