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The Danish use the word "plads" where an English-speaker would generally use the word "square." This follows the pattern established in other European languages: the German use the cognate "platz" (Berlin's Potsdamer Platz); the French "place" (Paris' Place de Vosque); the Spanish "plaza" (like Madrid's Plaza Mayor); and the Italian "piazza ...
Squares in Copenhagen (1 C, 50 P) Pages in category "Squares in Denmark" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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Squares and plazas by country and city (14 C) A. Squares in Albania (6 P) ... Squares in Denmark (2 C, 2 P) Squares in the Dominican Republic (2 P) E. Plazas in ...
"The King's New Square") is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of him at its centre.
In the same time, Amagertorv continued to be the premier marketplace of the city, and from 28 July 1684 all sale of fresh produce was to take place in the square. [2] From 1656 the city's leading inn was also located on the square. Amagertorv during the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. Few buildings on the square survived the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 ...
The Denmark Historical Museum is located downtown in the basement of the BMO Harris Bank branch. [33] Every summer, the Denmark Lions Club holds a festival called the Denmark Lions Weekend. The festival spans three days, and has recently included a demolition derby, tractor and horse pulls, bands, a 5k run, and a parade.
Kultorvet (literally "The Coal Market") is a public square in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.Together with Købmagergade and the southern part of Frederiksborggade, it forms a pedestrian zone between Nørreport station and Amagertorv on Strøget.