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Holmen and
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Refshaleøen
MAP M4
North of Christianshavn
are Holmen and
Refshaleøen, a former
shipyard that is home to
various sporting activities
and is now a major
dining destination.
Innovative restaurants
here include Noma (see
p97), and you will also North Atlantic House, a former warehouse
find a new version of the
North Atlantic House
Copenhagen Street Food Market. 7
MAP M4 • Strandgade 91 • 32
Vor Frelsers Kirke
6 83 37 00 • Open 10am–5pm Mon–Fri,
noon–5pm Sat & Sun • Adm; free for
MAP L6 • Sankt Annae Gade
29 • 32 54 68 83 • open 11am–3:30pm under-11s and with Copenhagen
daily • Tower: Open Mar–May & Card • www.nordatlantens.dk
Oct–Nov: 10am–4pm Mon–Sat, The North Atlantic House is a
10:30am–4pm Sun; Jun–Sep: cultural centre for Greenland,
10am–7:30pm Mon–Sat, 10:30am– Iceland and the Faroes. It is housed
7:30pm Sun • Adm for tower; free in an 18th-century warehouse,
with Copenhagen Card • www. formerly the Greenlandic Trading
vorfrelserskirke.dk Square, which hosts art displays
This magnificent Baroque church and events.
was built in 1682–96 by the Dutch-
Overgaden Neden
Norwegian architect Lambert 8
van Haven in the form of a Vandet and Overgaden
Greek cross. Its trademark Oven Vandet
twisted tower was added MAP L6–M5
50 years later. Inside the These two cobbled streets lie on
church, keep an eye out either side of the Christianshavns
for the putti-covered canal. Overgaden Neden Vandet
font, presented in 1702 (“upper street below the water”) is
by Frederik IV’s morga- the quayside that runs along the
natic wife. Don’t miss Sound side of the canal. It is lined
the altarpiece, which with 17th-century buildings, one of
represents God as the which is the Era Ora restaurant (see
Sun and depicts the p97). Overgaden Oven Vandet (“upper
scene in the garden street above the water”) is also lined
of Gethsemane. with 17th-century houses.
Operaen
9
MAP M3 • Ekvipagemestervej
10 • 33 69 69 69 • Guided tours
available • www.kglteater.dk
Completed in 2004, the Opera House
was the first major public building to
be built in the Holmen area after the
navy vacated the docks. Architect
Henning Larsen emphasized its
location near the water, creating a
The twisted tower of Vor Frelsers Kirke

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