Sights & Attractions in Copenhagen

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Børsen This masterpiece of fantasy and architecture is Europe's oldest...	Financial Institutions	Copenhagen

Botanisk Have Trees, flowers, ponds, sculptures, and a spectacular 19th-century...	Gardens / Arboretums	Copenhagen

Dansk Design Center This sleek, glass-panel structure looms in sharp contrast to...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Dansk Jødisk Museum In a wing of the Royal Library, this national center of Jewish...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Den Lille Havfrue Somewhat overhyped, this 1913 statue commemorates Hans Christian...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Copenhagen


Frihedsmuseet Evocative, often moving displays commemorate the heroic Danish...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Gefion Springvandet Not far from The Little Mermaid yet another dramatic myth is...	Fountains	Copenhagen

Københavns Synagoge The contemporary architect Gustav Friedrich Hetsch borrowed from...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Kongens Nytorv A mounted statue of Christian V dominates King's New Square...	Markets / Bazaars, Squares	Copenhagen

Kunstindustrimuseet Originally built in the 18th century as a royal hospital, the...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Marmorkirken Officially the Frederikskirke, this ponderous baroque sanctuary...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Nikolaj Kirke Though the green spire of the imposing Nicholas Church—named...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen

Rådhuspladsen City Hall Square is dominated by the 1905 mock-Renaissance Rådhus...	Squares	Copenhagen

Skuespilhuset Completed in 2008, the newest addition to the Danish Royal Theatre...	Arts / Performance Venues	Copenhagen

Thorvaldsens Museum The 19th-century artist Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) is buried...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Tøjhusmuseet This Renaissance structure—built by King Christian IV and...	Museums / Galleries	Copenhagen

Vor Frue Kirke The site of Denmark's main cathedral, the Church of Our Lady...	Religious Sites	Copenhagen
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