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Amalienborg and
Frederiksstaden
Home to the royal family since 1794, this
complex of palaces represents some of
the best Rococo architecture in Denmark,
plus fascinating displays (see pp24–5).
Statens
Østr Østre e Kast Kastelletellet
Anlæg GRØNNINGEN Museum
Anlæg
KRONPRINSESSEGADE
KRONPRINSESSEGADE ESPLANADEN You will find a wonderful
for Kunst
ESPLANADEN
GRØNNINGEN
SØLVGADE
SØLVGADE
ØSTER VOLDGADE BREDGADE BREDGADE AMALIEGADE AMALIEGADE European sculpture and
ØSTER VOLDGADE
Botanisk
Botanisk collection of Danish and
Hav Havee BORGERGADE BORGERGADE
Kongens
Kongens KONGENSGADE KONGENSGADE paintings at the National
Gallery. It is housed in a
Hav Havee DRONNINGENS
beautiful 19th-century
DRONNINGENS
TVÆRGADE
TVÆRGADE
GOTHERSGA
ISRAELS HAUSER
ISRAELS
GOTHERSGADE
HAUSER DE
PLADS PLADS KUL- KUL- PLADSPLADS building, connected by a
TORVE TORVETT NINA BANGS STORE STORE glass bridge to a modern
NØRRE VOLDGADE
NINA BANGS
Ørst Ørstedseds FIOLSTRÆDE FIOLSTRÆDE PLADS PLADS SANKT ANNÆ PLADS wing (see pp26–7).
KONGENS
Park Parkenen NØRRE VOLDGADE NØRREGADE NØRREGADE GRÅBRODRE- KØBMAGERGADE KONGENS NYHAVN
SANKT ANNÆ PLADS
NYTORV
NYTORV
GRÅBRODRE-
NYHAVN
TORV
TORV
KØBMAGERGADE
NYHAVN
STUDIESTRÆDE
JARMERS
JARMERS STUDIESTRÆDE STRØGET NYHAVN
STRØGET
PLADS PLADS GAMMEL TORV HØJBRO HOLMENS KANAL HOLMENS KANAL
HØJBRO
GAMMEL--
PLADS
TORV
PLADS
HAMMERICHSGADE AXEL AXEL PLADSEN STRØGET NYTO NYTORVRV RÅDHUSSTR. RÅDHUSSTR. SLOT SLOTS-S- PLADS BØRSGADE NIELS JUELS G. NIELS JUELS G. HAVNEGADE
HAMMERICHSGADE
HAVNEGADE
STRØGET
I n d e r h a v n
I n d e r h a v n
PLADS
OVERGADEN OVEN VANDET
RÅDHUS
RÅDHUS
PLADSEN
STRANDGADE
TORV
TORV
VESTERBROGADE
BØRSGADE
VESTERBROGADE STRANDGADE OVERGADEN OVEN VANDET
PRINSESSEG.
BRYGGE BRYGGE PRINSESSEG. Christiania
Tiv
Tivolioli
KANAL
KANAL
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CHRISTIANS
FREDERIKSHOLMS
FREDERIKSHOLMS
This is a wonderland of
TIETGENSGADE CHRISTIANS 0 yar 0 yardsds 400 400 cafés, bars, music venues, art
TIETGENSGADE
VESTER VOLDGADE
VESTER VOLDGADE
BERNSTORFFSG.
BERNSTORFFSG.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENS BOULEVARD
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENS BOULEVARD
galleries and fiercely independent
shops – and a must-see for anyone
interested in the city’s thriving
counter-culture (see pp28–9).
Nationalmuseet Slotsholmen
Here is a perfect example of This is where it all began in
how brilliantly the Danes design the 12th century. The present Neo-
their museums. You will find Baroque castle was built in
fabulous ethnographic artifacts 1907–28, but was never
from around the world, as well inhabited by the monarch. It is
as an excellent children’s shared between the royals and
museum (see pp30–31). Parliament (see pp32–3).
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