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Copenhagen [8] (Danish: København [kʰøpm̩ˈhɑwˀn] ⓘ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area. [9] [10] The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
No. Attraction Type Location Visitor number 1: Tivoli Gardens: Amusement park: Copenhagen: 3,854,000 2: Dyrehavsbakken: Amusement park: Copenhagen: 1,805,929 3: Legoland
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰiwoli]), is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, [3] after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark, and Wurstelprater in Vienna, Austria.
The Rosenborg Castle Garden is the country's oldest royal garden and was embellished in the Renaissance style by Christian IV shortly before the construction of the main castle. Today, the gardens are a popular retreat for the people of Copenhagen, and attract an estimated 2.5 million visitors every year.
Ellen Price as the Little Mermaid, Royal Danish Ballet, 1909 Assembly of the Little Mermaid statue (Copenhagen, Langeline, 1913). The statue was commissioned in 1909 by Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg, who had been fascinated by a ballet about the fairytale in Copenhagen's Royal Theatre and asked the ballerina, Ellen Price, to model for the statue.
The city was fortified with a city wall of stone during the 13th century, [9] and from about 1290 until the middle of the 19th century all traffic entering and leaving Copenhagen had to pass through one of Copenhagen's four city gates or the harbour. [10]
It’s spacious and fun with a lively international atmosphere, and works well if you’re coming to the city for a longer stay. The only rub is the location: it’s in the modern Ørestad area, a ...
1974 - Greater Copenhagen Council created. [22] 1975 - Vester Vov Vov cinema opens. [16] 1976 Royal Danish Naval Museum established. Population: 1,292,647 urban area. 1977 12 December: World's "first AIDS victim" dies in Copenhagen. [23] Frieboeshvile restored. 1978 – Danish Design Centre opens. 1979 – Copenhagen Jazz Festival begins.