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Experimentarium
Den Blå Planet
6 9
Denmark’s national aquarium
MAP B2 • Tuborg Havnevej,
Hellerup • 39 27 33 33 • Open is the largest in Northern Europe,
9:30am–5pm Mon–Fri (until 8pm Thu), with over 20,000 marine life forms
10am–5pm Sat–Sun • Adm; under-2s and seven million litres of water. The
free • www.experimentarium.dk aqua rium’s architecture is certainly
This innovative science centre worthy of as much attention as its
brings science to life via hands- exhibits (see p100).
on explo ration. Most exhibits are
inter active, allowing kids to perform
over 300 experiments, and adults
can have just as much fun as the
kids too. Environmental issues are
high on the agenda.
Statens Museum
7
for Kunst
The Children’s Art Museum at the
National Gallery caters for children
aged between 4 and 12, with work-
shops where kids can draw, paint
and sculpt, and there is also a
sketching room. On the first Sunday
of each month, the museum holds Marine life at Den Blå Planet
a family day, which includes guided
Fælledparken
museum tours (see pp26–7). 0
Copenhagen’s largest public
Zoologisk Have
8 park, in Østerbro next to the Danish
National Stadium, has a fantastic
This zoo is Denmark’s
largest cultural institution, attracting playground featuring multiple tiny
around 1.2 million visitors every trampolines and castles. There is
year. Besides the tigers, polar bears also a skatepark, cafés, sports fields
and elephants, there are thematic and numerous green lawns for other
adventure trails and a children’s activities. The park was created
petting zoo. In spring, there tend to between 1906 and 1914 by landscape
be many new baby animals (see p88). architect Edvard Glæsel (see p80).
4 km
0 metres 1000 500 metres (2.5 miles) 11 km
(7 miles)
NØRREBRO
0 yards 1000 JAGTVEJ Assistens NØRRE ALLÉ FREDENSGADE Anlæg Østerport
Østre
NORDRE FASANVEJ ÅGADE Kirkegård Sortedams Sø ØSTER SØGADE Have ØSTER VOLDGADE KRON-PRINSESSEGADE
Kastellet
NØRREBROGADE
FALKONER ALLÉ
Botanisk
GODTHÅBSVEJ
Kongens
Have
ÅBOULEVARD
FREDERIKSBERG ROSENØRNS ALLÉ NØRRE SØGADE Nørreport GOTHERSGADE STORE KONGENSGADE BREDGADE
Fasanvej Ørsteds NØRRE VOLDG.
Parken
Nytorv
Frederiksberg BÜLOWSVEJ H C ØRSTEDS VEJ Forum Sankt Jørgens Sø JARMERS GAMMEL- HØJBRO Kongens
VODROFF S VEJ
PLADS
SØNDRE FASANVEJ Frederiksberg ALLÉGADE FREDERIKSBERG ALLÉ V. VESTERPORT Vesterport H.C. ANDERSENS BLVD CHRISTIANS Inderhavn
SMALLEGADE
TORV
PLADS
CITY
BØRSGADE
Have
GAMMEL KONGEVEJ
PILE ALLÉ VESTERBROGADE København H TIETGENSGADE BRYGGE
Christianshavn
ROSKILDEVEJ
Søndermarken ISTEDGADE KALVEBOD AMAGER BLVD (4 miles)
6 km
VESTERBRO HALMTORVET BRYGGE
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