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Havnebadet
7 MUTANT MERMAID
Take a refreshing
dip in the sparkling clean Set close to the Little
harbour waters of this Mermaid, and almost
popular open-air pool inviting controversy, is a
(left), while enjoying sculpture group called
superb views of the city. Paradise Genetically
There are three pools to Altered by Danish artist
choose from – for adults, Bjørn Nørgaard. There is
for children and a smaller a triumphal arch, with a
pool for divers (see p49). 9-m (29-ft) genetically
altered Madonna atop
Langelinie
8 it, sur rounded by figures
of Adam, Eve, Christ,
One of the city’s
most scenic areas, this Mary Magdalene, the
Tripartite Capital – a
is a wonderful place to critical representation
walk along the harbour of capitalism – and a
banks. Stroll along, past pregnant man. On its
Kastellet and the Little own small island not far
Mermaid, right up to the away sits the Genetically
final stretch where there Modified Little Mermaid.
is a cruise ship terminal.
The Little Mermaid
9
Den Lille Havfrue is a surprisingly small
landmark, ordered by brewery magnate Carl
Jacobsen in 1909. It was created in 1913 (see p80) by
Edvard Eriksen, whose wife, Eline, was the model.
Pavilions and the Royal Yacht
0
On the quayside, just beyond the
Little Mermaid, are two green-domed
pavilions. It is here that the Danish
royal family gathers before
9 boarding their stunning
79-m (259-ft) royal yacht,
8 called the Dannebrog
0 (right), which shares its
Inderhavn name with the Danish flag
(said to have fallen from
2 the sky in the year 1219).
4
CHRISTIANS- NEED TO KNOW • Both Stromma and
HAVN
5 3 MAP L4 Netto Boats offer guided
CITY canal and harbour tours
Stromma: 32 96 30 00; (see p109). Public buses
7 tours run daily year-round, whose routes run along
Harbour several departures per day, the harbour include the
check website for times; 901 and 902 from Den
Houseboats
6 adm; www.stromma.dk Sorte Diamant, Nyhavn,
The houseboats
along the canals range Netto Boats: 32 54 41 02; Knippelsbro, Operaen,
tours run daily year-round, Nyholm or Larsen Plads.
from boat-like structures several departures per day, Buses 991, 992 and 993
to some with barge-like check website for times run between Refshaleøen
designs, and other (English, German, Danish (Holmen) and Langelinie.
homes built on floating tours); adm; www.havn Copenhagen Cards are
platforms, complete with erundfart.dk/canaltours also accepted (see p112).
outdoor spaces.

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