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Kongens Nytorv and
Nyhavn

Kongens Nytorv (King’s New Square) and Nyhavn (New Harbour)
are two of the most picturesque areas in Copenhagen, although
ongoing construction work around Kongens Nytorv has at times
marred the view. The square was once outside the city gates and
the site of the town gallows in medieval times. The Nyhavn canal
was planned by Frederik III to connect the Inner Harbour with the
square, enabling merchants to unload their goods.

Nyhavn Canal
Nyhavn Nos
1 3
18, 20 and 67
Running down to
These brightly painted the Inner Harbour, this
merchants’ houses were canal (right) is flanked
built at the same time as by houses that belonged
the harbour. Fairy­tale to merchants. A large
writer Hans Christian anchor, installed in hon­
Andersen lived in them – our of the sailors who
he wrote his first tale, The lost their lives in World
Tinder Box (1835), while War II, marks the start­
living at No 20 (see p47). ing point of Nyhavn.
8 6 9
Kongens Nytorv
and Nyhavn SANKT ANNÆ PLADS
4 KONGENS NYHAVN TOLDBODG.
STRØGET NYTORV 3
5 1
7 HOLMENS KANAL
0 2
Magasin du
Charlottenborg
Hotel
2 4 5
Nord
Slot
d’Angleterre
An early example of the This is Copenhagen’s Originally the famous
Danish Baroque style, oldest hotel (below), and Hotel du Nord, this is
this palace was built by one of the oldest in the Copenhagen’s oldest
Frederik III’s son Ulrik. It world (see p114). It has department store and
houses the Royal Danish hosted royalty and celeb­ is considered to be the
Academy of Fine Arts as rities, including Karen city’s answer to London’s
well as the Kunsthal Blixen, Churchill, Grace Selfridges or New York’s
Charlottenborg. Kelly and Madonna. Bloomingdale’s.
Amber
6
Museum
Set in a house dating
back to 1606, this small
museum displays an
exquisite collection
dedicated to Denmark’s
national gem, amber
(also called Nordic Gold).

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