Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 9.3 km
Ascend 89 m
Descend 81 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 Copenhagen

Sight 1: Sankt Jakobs Kirke

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Sankt Jakobs Kirke

St. James's Church in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, was the first church to be built in the district. It was designed by Ludvig Fenger in a Neo-Gothic style and built between 1876 and 1878.

Wikipedia: St. James's Church, Copenhagen (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Brumleby

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Brumleby is an enclave of terraced houses in Copenhagen, Denmark, located between Øster Allé and Østerbrogade, just south of Parken Stadium and St. James' Church. Built for indigent workers by the Danish Medical Association from 1854 to 1872, it is one of the earliest examples of social housing in Denmark and became a model for later projects.

Wikipedia: Brumleby (EN)

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Enigma

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Enigma - Museum of Post, Tele and Communication is a museum at Østerbro in Copenhagen. The first part of the museum, which is housed in the former Østerbro Posthus by the Triangle, opened to the public on January 6, 2017. The actual exhibitions opened February 25, 2023. The museum is a replacement for Post & Tele Museum in Inner City closing by the end of 2015. The museum is run by Post/Tele Museum Fund, founded by TDC Group and PostNord.

Wikipedia: Enigma (museum) (DA), Website

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Genforeningsmonumentet

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The Reunification Monument marks the main entrance to Fælled Park from Trianglen in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was created by the artist Axel Poulsen, in collaboration with the architect Holger Jacobsen, to commemorate the reunification of Sønderjylland with Denmark in 1920.

Wikipedia: Reunification Monument, Copenhagen (EN)

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Maratonløber

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The marathon runner is a bronze sculpture made by sculptor Marius E. Jørgensen.

Wikipedia: Maratonløber (statue) (DA)

625 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Fælledparken

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FælledparkenStig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark / CC BY 2.0

The park Fælledparken in Copenhagen, Denmark, was created 1906–1914 by landscape architect Edvard Glæsel in cooperation with the Copenhagen Municipality on the commons previously named Nørrefælled and Østerfælled. Fælledparken is located in the eastern part of Copenhagen called Østerbro.

Wikipedia: Fælledparken (EN)

824 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Taksigelseskirken

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Taksigelseskirken

The thanksgiving church is located on Jagtvej on Østerbro in the City of Copenhagen.

Wikipedia: Taksigelseskirken (DA)

461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Zoologisk Museum

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The Copenhagen Zoological Museum was a separate zoological museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is now a part of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, which is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen. The separate museum location closed in 2022, but will reopen in 2025 in new and considerably larger buildings in the northeastern corner of the Copenhagen Botanical Garden. Although the museum will be relocated, the research and storage facilities at its old location have been maintained.

Wikipedia: University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum (EN)

978 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: BaNanna Park

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BaNanna Park is a park on Outer Nørrebro in Copenhagen, which was inaugurated on 8 May 2010 as part of the Mimersgade district area renewal.

Wikipedia: BaNanna Park (DA)

642 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Stefanskirken

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Stefanskirken

St. Stephen's Church is a Church of Denmark parish church located at Nørrebrogade 199 in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built in 1874 to designs by Ludvig Knudsen, it is the second oldest church in the district. The composers Knud Jeppesen and Jens Bjerre Jacobsen have both served as organists.

Wikipedia: St. Stephen's Church, Copenhagen (EN)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Kingos Kirke

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Kingos Kirke

Kingos Church is located on the corner of Bragesgade and Nannasgade in Nørrebro in Copenhagen Municipality.

Wikipedia: Kingos Kirke (DA)

773 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Mimersparken

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Mimersparken is a park located between Bispebjerg Station and Mjølnerparken in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

Wikipedia: Mimersparken (DA)

946 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 13: Kapernaumskirken

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Kapernaumskirken

The Capernaum Church is a Church of Denmark parish church located at Frederikssundsvej 45 in the North-West district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Inaugurated in 1895, it is the oldest surviving church built by the Copenhagen Church Foundation.

Wikipedia: Capernaum Church, Copenhagen (EN)

411 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: Imam Ali Moskeen

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The Imam Ali Mosque, is the largest and only Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Nordvest, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wikipedia: Imam Ali Mosque (Copenhagen) (EN), Website

733 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 15: Gandhiparken

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Gandhiparken, formerly Gandhi's Lawn, is a small park in the Northwest Quarter of Copenhagen. The park is named after Indian politician Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), who spearheaded India's independence movement.

Wikipedia: Gandhiparken (DA)

927 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 16: Grøndalskirken

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Grøndalskirken

Grøndalskirken is a church located in the branch between Hulgårdsvej and Hillerødgade in Copenhagen NV. Grøndal is the name for the small Copenhagen neighborhood in Copenhagen Municipality around Grøndalskirken. The neighbourhood, located between Vanløse, Frederiksberg and Brønshøj, has approximately 8,000 inhabitants. The church seats 355.

Wikipedia: Grøndalskirken (DA)

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