Denmark
About Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. It's linked to nearby Sweden via the Öresund bridge. Copenhagen, its capital, is home to royal palaces and colorful Nyhavn harbor, plus the Tivoli amusement park and the iconic “Little Mermaid” statue. Odense is writer Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown, with a medieval core of cobbled streets and half-timbered houses. North of Copenhagen on Zealand Island is Kronborg Castle, portrayed as Elsinore in Shakespeare's “Hamlet." The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk specializes in modern and contemporary painting. The city of Roskilde has a Gothic brick cathedral and the Vikingeskibshallen museum, with 11th-century Viking ships. On the mainland, the port city Aarhus is home to the Den Gamle By Museum, showcasing traditional buildings. Denmark, responsible for many iconic 20th-century designs of furniture, fashion, and architecture, is also the birthplace of Lego. Billund’s Legoland theme park showcases the famous plastic brick toy.
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens are also known as Tivoli is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen and the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world and the fifth-most visited theme park in Europe. The gardens include a variety of attractions such as buildings in the exotic style of an imaginary Orient a theatre, band stands, restaurants and cafés, flower gardens, and mechanical amusement rides such as a merry-go-round and a primitive scenic railway. After dark, colored lamps illuminated the gardens. On certain evenings, specially designed fireworks could be seen reflected in Tivoli's lake, a remnant of the moat surrounding the city fortifications.
The Little Mermaid
Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen. The small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and has been a major tourist attraction.
Legoland Billund
Legoland Billund Resort is the original Legoland park in Billund and the park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport. The Legoland park consists of nine themed areas as Adventure Land, Duplo Land, Imagination Zone, Knight's Kingdom, LEGO Movie World, LEGOREDO Town, Mini Land, Ninjago World, Pirate Land, and Polar Land. The park has roller coasters, water rides, and shows to keep you entertained.
Kronborg
Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and is a UNESCO's World Heritage Site. Kronborg Castle towers above a very narrow promontory between the coasts of Denmark and Sweden. The renaissance castle stands majestically with its spires, towers, columns, sandstone, and copper roofs.
Amalienborg
Amalienborg is the home of the Danish royal family and is located in Copenhagen. It consists of four identical classical palace façades with rococo interiors around an octagonal courtyard in the centre of the square is a monumental equestrian statue of Amalienborg's founder, King Frederick V. Amalienborg was originally built for four noble families; however, when Christiansborg Palace burned on 26 February 1794, the royal family bought the palaces and moved in. Over the years various monarchs and their families have resided in the four different palaces.
Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle located in Copenhagen. The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many architectural projects. It was built in the Dutch Renaissance style, typical of Danish buildings during this period. The castle is open to the public for tours and houses a museum exhibiting the Royal Collections, artifacts spanning a breadth of royal Danish culture, from the late 16th century of Christian IV to the 19th century. Some of these articles once belonged to the nobility and the aristocracy.
Nyhavn
Nyhavn is a 17th-century waterfront, canal, and entertainment district in Copenhagen. It stretches from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early 18th century townhouses and bars, cafes and restaurants.
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. Several parts of the palace are used by the Danish monarch, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the Palace Chapel, and the Royal Stables. The palace is thus home to the three supreme powers: the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. It is the only building in the world that houses all three of a country's branches of government.
Frederiksborg Castle
Frederiksborg Castle is a palatial complex in Hillerød built as a royal residence for King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway in the early 17th century, replacing an older castle acquired by Frederick II and becoming the largest Renaissance residence in Scandinavia. On three islets in the Slotssøen it is adjoined by a large formal garden in the Baroque style.
Rundetaarn
Rundetaarn or The Round Tower is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen. It is one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV of Denmark, built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top, and for the expansive views which it offers over Copenhagen.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. It’s linked to Malmo in southern Sweden by the Öresund Bridge. Indre By, the city's historic center, contains Frederiksstaden, an 18th-century rococo district, home to the royal family’s Amalienborg Palace. Nearby is Christiansborg Palace and the Renaissance-era Rosenborg Castle, surrounded by gardens and home to the crown jewels.
Best Time To Visit Denmark
The best time to visit Denmark is from June to August during the summer season.
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