Sparten room onthe 9th floor with odd wall paper and a view of the city. Yeah twin beds..

View from the room facing NE

View from the room facing E

Tycho Brahe,14 December 1546 – 24 October 1601, was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations.

Our hotel the Scandic Copenhagen behind the planetarium
The planetarium is built where the theater Saltlageret was previously located. The foundation stone was placed on February 22, 1988, and the planetarium opened on November 1, 1989.

Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot

View across Sankt Jørgens Sø (English: Saint George's Lake). This is one of 3 lakes that date back to the 16th century that start as reservoirs for the city. Sankt Jørgens Sø has a depth of 4–5 metres with sloped sides

Gammel Kongevej (literally "Old King's Road) is the principal shopping street of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Denmark

Building housing the Danish Agency for Culture

Entrance to Wallmans Circus Building a circular building completed in 1886 as a venue for circus performances. The last circus to use the building was in 1990. Now used for dinner shows and a nightclub.

A playground sculpture - wrought iron and cement

Everywhere - a sea of bicycles.

The Town Hall complex of Copenhagen was built during 1892-1905. The design of the city hall was greatly inspired by the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy and the design of the square was accordingly modeled on the shell shaped Piazza del Campo outside of that building

The 107 metres high tower is equipped with a carillon that chimes its familiar tune all over the capital every day. The building is decorated with a large numbers of sculptures and paintings and houses the local City Council and City Government of Copenhagen.

he Dragon Fountain stands just under 7 metres tall and the basin has a diameter of 3.1 metre.The central motif of the fountain is a bull fighting a dragon

Above the main entrance is a figure of Bishop Absalon in gilded copper - who is the founder of Copenhagen in 1167.

The two bronze Lure Blowers standing on their Column blowing an ancient type of trumpet called a Lure - was erected in 1914 - and given to the city in 1911. The Bronze lures date back to the Nordic Bronze Age (1800 BC) and are formed as S-shaped conical tubes, without any finger holes and slightly 1.60 m – 2.40 m long - ending in an embossed metal disk.

The common myth is that the blowers will blow their horns if a virgin passes by the monument. The lures are blown like brass instruments and sound like a trombone

Sculpture just outside of Town Hall facing the Dragon Fountain

Well - its a building with that has the Hard Rock Cafe - Copenhagen...

The Palace Hotel which was inaugurated on 15 July 1910, was built by the master butcher Anders Jensen, from 1909 alderman of the butchers' guild in Copenhagen,

The Palace Hotel building The copper-roofed tower is 65 metres (213 ft) high and decorated with mosaics by the painter Johannes Kragh on all four sides, symbolizing morning, day, evening and night. The hotel is also noted for its beautiful lobby.

Perched high on the Richs building the golden weather girl is a gilded sculpture group, telling the weather. One sculpture rotates to the front, depicting the girl with her bicycle. When the weather is set for rain, another sculpture rotates to the front, depicting her with an umbrella walking her dog. The sculpture group is from 1936 and designed by Einar Utzon-Frank

Tivoli Gardens (or simply Tivoli) is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second oldest amusement park in the world.

Copenhagen Central Fire Station (Danish: Københavns Hovedbrandstation) is the headquarters of Copenhagen Fire Department. It was designed by Ludvig Fenger and inaugurated in 1892. At that time, the City Hall had still not been built and the new premises therefore had an unhindered view of the haymarket which was located where the City Hall Square is today

Vandkunsten, fountain in the centre Copenhagen.

Vandkunsten, fountain in the centre Copenhagen.

The Marble Bridge and the pavilions .

Thorvaldsens Museum
Canalside museum built around the neoclassical sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen's burial place.

Christiansborg Palace - is the seat of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), the Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court. Also, several parts of the palace are used by the monarchy, including the Royal Reception Rooms, the Palace Chapel and the Royal Stables.

The Tower was constructed as part of the third, and present-day, Christiansborg Palace, which was built during 1907-1928. Like the rest of the palace, it was designed by architect Thorvald Jørgensen.
With a height of 106 metres, the tower on Christiansborg Palace is the highest tower in Copenhagen - 40 centimetres higher than the city hall tower.

One of the oldest buildings in Copenhagen is the Old Stock Exchange - situated on the island of Slotsholmen and built by King Christian IV in 1619-1640. The King was called the great builder and architect of Copenhagen - and had the ambitions to turn Copenhagen into a financial and trade centre by creating this magnificent building that housed the Danish stock-market until 1974.

Denmark Ministry of Finance - Finansministeriet

The Stock Exchange building was designed in the Dutch Renaissance style with its prominent spire of four dragons with their tails twisting towards the top and ending in a spear with three crowns representing The Kalmar Union between Denmark - Norway and Sweden symbolizing the close relationship among the three Nordic countries. The tower and spire is almost 60 meters high

Closeup

Tin Soldier - Reference to the HC Anderson story

The Church of Holmen (Danish: Holmens Kirke) is a church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between Margrethe II of Denmark, current queen of Denmark, and Prince Henrik in 1967

Bridges are low - keep your head down.

The Danish Architecture Centre (DAC)is the main exhibition space in Denmark for architecture. You can experience a broad range of exhibitions, and it is the perfect place to start, if you want to learn more about the world famous Danish architecture and city planning.

Explore North Atlantic art and culture in the setting of an old protected 16 th century warehouse. Nordatlantens Brygge was the centre of shipping traffic between Denmark and the North Atlantic for 200 years

View down the canal at Nyhavn

Copenhagen Opera House at Dokøen, Copenhagen harbour

The Royal Danish Playhouse is a theatre building for the Royal Danish Theatre, situated on the harbour front

A nice day - but still chilly - most resturants have blankets provide for outdoor patrons. In this case red blankets.
"Paper Island" has a prominent place in Copenhagen Harbour with everything from art to showrooms and street food.

What's danish for the SS Minnow? Yikes

An untitled sculpture by Søren Georg Jensen was installed at the quay in 1979 along Larsens Plads

Cruise ships

HDMS Sælen (S323) (or KDM Sælen ) is one of the three Tumleren-class small coastal submarines of the Royal Danish Navy. Built ain 1965 for the Royal Norwegian Navy and served for 25 years as HNoMS Uthaug before being purchased by Denmark in 1990, and renamed after the seal.
Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003.

HDMS Peder Skram (F352) was a Peder Skram class frigate in the Royal Danish Navy which was in use until 1990. Named after Peder Skram, a 16th-century Danish admiral.
To the right is the Masting Sheer which was completed in 1751. Earlier the building of sailing ships had not required sheers to erect their mast, as it could be lifted into place by ropes and allowed to pivot around its foot. As ships became larger, it was no longer possible to mount their masts, taller and heavier, in this fashion. A crane was needed, tall enough to lift the entire mast vertically and then lower it into the ship. It was as a consequence of this development that the Masting Crane on Nyholm was erected in 1748–51.

HDMS Sehested (P 547) was a Willemoes class missile boat of the Royal Danish Navy which was in commission from 1978 until 2000. The ship is named after Hannibal Sehested, a 17th-century Danish statesman.
As for the Masting Sheer, in the late 19th century, the increasing size and capacity of general harbour cranes began to overlap with the lofty but lightweight masting sheers and so their specialisation was no longer required.

HDMS Peder Skram (F352)

Nyholm Central Guardhouse . Behind are the barracks

Nyholm Central Guardhouse is a historic building at Holmen in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1745 as part of the Nyholm Naval Base which had been established on reclaimed land at the site in 1690.

Art along the quay

Church of Our Saviour (Danish: Vor Frelsers Kirke) is a baroque church in Copenhagen, Denmark, most famous for its helix spire with an external winding staircase that can be climbed to the top. It is also noted for its carillon, which is the largest in northern Europe and plays melodies every hour from 8 am to midnight.

The spire is topped by a vase-like structure, carrying a gilded globe with a 4-meter-tall figure of Christ Triumphant carrying a banner. It has an infamous reputation for being the ugliest sculpture in Copenhagen but is intentionally made with exaggerated proportions because it is only meant to be seen from long distances.

The black and golden spire reaches a height of 90 metres. Inspiration for the design came from the spiral lantern of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, which turns the same way around.

It is built as a timber-framed structure, octagonal at its base, with round-arched openings and round windows with gilded frames. The windows are flanked by gilded pilasters in the composite order. Around the octagonal base of the spire on the four corners of the square tower, stand four statues of the four evangelists.

The octagonal structure is topped by a small platform with a gilded railing and it is from this point that the staircase become external. There is a total number of 400 steps to the top of the spire, the last 150 being outside

View through Amalienborg - The Royal Palace - to the Marble Church

Brøste House (Danish: Brøstes Gård), also known as Potter House (Danish: Potters Gård) after its founder, a Scottish born industrialist, is a late 18th century historic property at 10 Overgaden Oven Vandet, overlooking Christianshavn Canal.The house was built in 1785 to a design by an unknown architect.

View to the famous Black Diamond Building with a new bridge in the foreground

Frederiksholms Kanal

Portable Light house?

The Marble Bridge and the pavilions .At one time the bridge was extremely elegant— sandstone covered with medallion decorations by the sculptor Louis August le Clerc. The pavements were paved with Norwegian marble, hence the name the Marble Bridge (Marmorbro), and the roadway paved with cobblestones.

The pavilions were every bit as magnificent as the bridge. They were covered with sandstone from Saxony, and the sculptor Johan Christof Petzoldt richly decorated the concave roofs with the royal couple's back-to-back monograms and four figures on each roof symbolising the royal couple's positive traits.

"Storm Bridge"

Thorvaldsens Museum

Højbru bridge

Højbru bridge

Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center - The building consists partly of the remains (a tower) of St. Nicholas Church, which was destroyed in the fire of 1795. It was the focus of Hans Christian Andersen's drama, Love of Nicolai Tower performed in 1829 at the Royal Theatre.

The tower of the former St. Nicholas Church

The Stork Fountain is located on Amagertorv in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a present to Crown Prince Frederik (later Frederik VIII) and Crown Princess Louise in connection with their silver wedding anniversary in 1894. It depicts three storks about to set off.
Since 1950 it has been a tradition that newly graduated midwives dance around the fountain.[1][2]

Royal Copenhagen - Manufacturer of hand painted porcelain in dinnerware, figurines, collectibles.

Disney store

Smushi, a Danish open faced sandwich prepared in sushi size.

Royal Copenhagen

The Church of the Holy Ghost - is one of the oldest churches in Copenhagen - and situated on the pedestrian street “Strøget” - close to Amagertorv. Some of the church buildings are more than 500 years old - and once the church served as a monastery with its own hospital.

The impressive portal in genuine Renaissance style from 1630 with the monogram of King Christian IV.

Jorcks Passage is a passageway and associated building in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the pedestrian street Strøget to Skindergade at the end of Fiolstræde.

The passageway is flanked by two rows of columns topped by small statues of toddlers and the floor is paved with mosaics.

The passageway end has a bust of Reinholdt W. Jorck is placed in a niche.

Red Dwarf ? "... gold fish shoals nibbling at my toes..." Literally eating the dead skin off you feet.

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479 as a studium generale, it is the second oldest institution for higher education in Scandinavia after Uppsala University (1477). The university has 23,473 undergraduate students, 17,398 postgraduate students, 2,968 doctoral students and over 9,000 employees. The university has four campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the headquarters located in central Copenhagen.

This statue of David (1860) in front of the Copenhagen Cathedral -The Copenhagen Cathedral, and the National Cathedral of Denmark, in its present shape is an unpretentious building in Neo-Classicist style designed by the architect C.F. Hansen. The Pantheon in Rome was a model for the fourth church, including the front pediment supported by columns. The foundation stone was laid by King Frederik VI in 1817, and the solemn consecration took place on Whitsunday 1829.