Kongens Nytorv holds the center of Copenhagen as a vast, rectangular cobblestone square. King Christian the Fifth laid it out in sixteen seventy to mimic the grand royal plazas of Paris, hoping to extend the city beyond its medieval walls.…
Royal Copenhagen and Nyhavn
This walk takes you from the historic square of Kongens Nytorv and the colorful canal of Nyhavn straight into the heart of royal Copenhagen, finishing at the magnificent Marble Church.
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1. Kongens Nytorv
2. Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Kunsthal Charlottenborg features a long, pale yellow facade punctuated by tall, symmetrical windows and a heavy, rusticated stone portal. Built in the sixteen seventies, this palace served as the residence for Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve,…
3. Nyhavn
Nyhavn is the canal lined with colorful, narrow townhouses in bright shades of yellow, blue, and red. Built by King Christian the fifth in the sixteen hundreds, it served as a bustling commercial port for cargo ships. Sailors brought…
4. Amaliehaven
Amaliehaven features four tall, gilded bronze columns topped by glowing glass spheres that frame a direct view toward the harbor. The shipping magnate Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller gifted this garden to Copenhagen in nineteen eighty-three to…
5. Amalienborg Palace
Four identical rococo mansions frame the central courtyard of Amalienborg Palace. When the original Christiansborg Palace burned to the ground in seventeen ninety-four, the royal family purchased these noble homes to use as their primary…
6. Frederik's Church
The Marmorkirken features a massive copper dome that spans thirty-one meters, making it the widest church dome in Scandinavia. While construction began in seventeen forty-nine to celebrate the three-hundredth anniversary of the Oldenburg…