Tourist Attractions & Monuments Copenhagen

Donated by the Nordea Foundation to the city of Copenhagen and inaugurated in August 2015, the bridge was designed by homegrown architect Olafur Eliasson. Five circular platforms of varying sizes, each dominated by its own mast, offer passersby and bicycles an alternative route. Illuminated at night, pivoting to let boats in and out, this work is a masterpiece that is part of the local urban development plan.

If ever nostalgia for the Hexagon takes you, take a trip by Vaernedamsvej. A little frenchy corner where nothing takes us out of our comfort zone. There are restaurants of French inspiration, wine bars, local shops - butcher's and delicatessen, cheese dairy, primeurs... -and, of course, the little café on the corner, an expatriate hangout. On the same street is the Prins Henriks Skole, the French high school in Copenhagen. It bears the name of the most famous Frenchman in the capital, Henri de Laborde de Montpezat!

This large, wide and noble avenue shaded by linden trees leads from the popular Vesterbro district to the splendid Frederiksberg Park. At the time of its creation, the avenue was a private road, the King's Road, reserved for the court during their seasonal migrations to the park. Much later, this straight road through a former rural area was populated by guinguettes and estaminets, offering healthy breaks for Copenhageners in search of greenery. Today it is lined with opulent buildings, elegant shops and bourgeois cafés.

In the centre of the avenue stands a 20-metre high obelisk framed by four beauties in togas, symbols of Fidelity, Virtue, Justice and Courage. It was designed in 1797 by Nicolai Abildgaard, a Danish master of art who was very attached to the values of freedom of the French Revolution which he had witnessed during his stay in Paris. The bourgeoisie of Copenhagen wanted to commemorate the abolition nine years earlier by the future Frederick VI of the obligation for peasants to remain in the service of the manor for life, a Danish variant of serfdom.

This former Copenhagen Porcelain Factory dating from 1882 was renovated and converted into the Copenhagen Business School in 2009. It is home to more than 17,000 students. The school is not open to the public, but a walk through the building will allow you to discover the remains of its industrial past. Go through Søndre Fasanvej 9, where Royal Copenhagen maintains a two-storey factory shop selling ^2nd quality porcelain and discount products at special prices.

Istedgade travels through a once working class neighborhood known as the "red-light district," known to have been a stronghold of the labor movement in Denmark. Nowadays it is undergoing a complete transformation, with the renewal of its population, where bobos, creators and immigrants share spaces, each with its own themes and its own shops! Historically, it is here that the memory of the general uprising of the inhabitants against the Nazi occupiers in August 1944 is kept ... It all opens out near the Carlsberg breweries on Enghave Plads, another multi-ethnic space with hype cafés.

Lovers of the unusual will be overjoyed to enter this former warehouse, which is marked from the quay by a reproduction of Michelangelo's famous David . The place contains a collection of copies of sculptures ranging from Antiquity to the Renaissance. One wanders among a crowd of celebrities frozen in plaster. World-famous stars such as the Discobole or the Venus de Milo seem cramped in this setting of brick and large wooden beams. Depends on the Statens Museum for Kunst.

Straedet is the colloquial name for a three-street string. Successively: Favergade, whose name comes from a royal textile dyeing factory, Kompagnisttraede or the Royal Copenhagen Shooting Society, a civil militia, and Laederstraede, a pier overlooking the harbour! Grand' Street much less busy than the neighbouring Strøget, its name is already mentioned in the city archives in 1397. It has some beautiful old houses, dating from before the fire of 1795, as well as a very commercial area: cafés, restaurants and shops ranging from flea markets to design.

This bridge, which crosses the Frederiksholm Canal, provides access to the quarry of Christianborg Castle. It was once the main entrance to the castle. Among the few remains of the first palace before the fire of 1795 are the two pavilions to which it leads and the royal stables. This rococo ensemble signed Nicolai Eigtved was completed in 1772. Decorated with medallions by the sculptor Louis-Augustin Le Clerc, it owes its name to the light-coloured Norwegian marble that covers it.

Last vestige of the Queen's garden, more than a square, it is a beautiful shady walkway linking Bredgade to the port. Bordered by noble buildings, most of them in classical style, they are today occupied by architectural firms, diplomatic representations or bank headquarters. In its centre, the small garden is animated by statues, including that of C.F. Tietgen, who financed the work on the Marble Church. To be seen in the former cemetery of the Garrison Church, the First World War memorial, created by Ausa Hofman-Bang.

Running alongside Frederiksberg Park, Allegade is a very airy avenue lined in its upper part with pretty villas, preceded by a garden removed from the street by the white fence. Some of the houses are in neoclassical style with pediments and colonnades. These former country estates date back to the time when Frederiksberg was a summer destination outside Copenhagen. The origin of this area was the transfer by King Christian III of 20 Dutch families who had lived in Amager since 1651. Farmers and market gardeners, they established their tenant farms on either side of the street. Some of them are now home to popular restaurants with large terraces where you can relax and enjoy the spirit on holiday!

At number 7-9 Riddersalen. Former hostel that houses both the Lorry Theatre and the premises of the regional TV station TV Lorry. Shortly afterwards, at number 5, the Riises House (1860) became the Review Museum commemorating actors and artists who were once popular in Denmark.

Pile Allé is lined with mansions. On the park side, three buildings in the style of traditional farmhouses with thatched roofs and timber-framed walls: these old neighbourhood cafés, the oldest of which dates from 1799, make up De Små Familiehaver "the small allotment gardens". These restaurants are popular for their atmosphere - the staff singing and dancing, the guests singing along to the most popular tunes - and their rustic à la carte dishes - as they should be.

The Independence of Art above all. This is what the Free Association of Danish Artists, founded in 1891 to protest against the conditions of participation in the Charlottenborg exhibitions, in reference to the French "Salon des refusés". Installed in this wooden pavilion, highly inspired by ancient temples and decorated with a relief representing Pegasus, it continues to exhibit free artists. To be up to date with the exhibitions of the moment, visit the website.

Here is a very pretty place that the "Grey Friars", that is to say, the Franciscans who had established a convent on this site in 1238. They were dislodged during the Reformation in 1536. Nothing remains of the old monastery buildings. Decorated with a large tree and a fountain (commemorating the 800th anniversary of the founding of Copenhagen), the slightly quirky paved square is lined with houses with colourful facades. One of the most lively places because of the numerous café-restaurants, their terraces invade almost all the space in good weather.

In the heart of the Pisserenden district, once a place of lovemaking, this church was built around 1450 for German-speaking people. Surrounded by its old cemetery, it is especially unique in Denmark for its burial chapels dating from 1648. In the garden, a monument catches the eye. Death and the Mother byNiels Hansen Jacobsen, 1892. The reaper who takes away her child from a distraught mother illustrates Andersen's text, The Story of a Mother.

A large triangular square set back a little from the Vasterbrogade. The square was laid out in 1850 as a place for walking. In the centre of the square is the Hercules fountain. On one side is the massive church dedicated to St. Elijah, built in 1907 by Martin Nyrop, the architect who also designed the town hall. On the other side of the square, at the end of the passageway leading to Gammel Kongevej, the New Theatre inaugurated in 1908. A sweet mixture of styles and some borrowings of Art Nouveau. Perhaps you will find it reminiscent of the Parisian Palais Garnier, only more sober?

Robert Storm Petersen was a prominent figure in the life of Copenhagen. Endowed with a caustic humour, rather black, favouring the absurd, this butcher's boy, a real "titi" from Copenhagen, adopted the name of Storm P. He collaborated with newspapers to which he delivered more than 60,000 cartoons. His trademark: improbable machines... He was also a painter in his spare time, a cabaret artist and director of an animated film. This small museum also presents a reconstruction of his workshop and his impressive collection of pipes!

In the background of the basin near the Christianhavn canal are the buildings, warehouses and docks of the former East India Company, now the Danish Asia Company, from its foundation in 1732 until its dissolution in 1843. This beautiful warehouse, built by Nicolai Eitgtved in 1750 and completely renovated, has arcaded facades with characteristic gables. Imported goods could be hoisted up and then stored in the cellars. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken over the premises.

The largest park in the capital. 56 hectares landscaped between 1906 and 1914 by the landscape gardener Edvard Glaese on former pastures. Shaded by venerable trees under which the chess players sit and with a large lake, pavilions and water jets, the "People's Park" deserves its name. In fact, apart from the outdoor activity enthusiasts, it becomes the place where workers gather every May ^1st for a festive and demanding gathering. A very "Fête de l'Huma" atmosphere! Near the lake, Café Pavillonen houses a bandstand.

This bridge, connecting Indre By to Nørrebro, was designed by the Danish architect Vilhelm Dahlerup. It was built between 1885 and 1887 and is named after Queen Louise, wife of King Christian IX. It succeeds various historical bridges, the oldest of which dates back to 1562. It is an important meeting point for Copenhageners who like to get together, for its bucolic and romantic setting - surrounded by the Søerne lakes - and to celebrate the New Year!

Amagertorv is considered the central square of Copenhagen, the crossroads of the city in the heart of Strøget. Its name is mentioned as early as 1472. It seems to be related to the market once supplied by the peasants of Amager Island. Among the notable elements, its polychrome granite pavement, designed by Bjørn Norgaard; the Stork Fountain, a wedding anniversary gift to Frederik VIII and his wife Louise in 1894, facing the very chic Europa café; and the buildings with elegant gabled facades, including that of Mayor Matthias Hansen dating from 1666.

Facing the port, the coastline of Brygge Islands, which runs along the street of the same name, is the modern part of the district: new buildings and rehabilitated docks make up the fabric. This seafront is laid out as a pedestrian and bicycle promenade. A long public garden where vestiges of its industrial past remain: disused railway tracks, freight wagons or a ship's hull that has become a bandstand! This very lively place offers many structures to the inhabitants: House of culture, skate-park, swimming pools, beach volleyball or petanque.