Hotel Scandic Copenhagen Lobby - at a quieter moment.

Hotel Astoria is a design hotel located next to the Central Station in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is an early example of Functionalist architecture in Denmark. An example of architecture parlante, the building is intended to resemble a steam locomotive,[5] with its connotations of travel and movement encapsulating the essence of the site, and as an expression of the fascination with progress and technology which was typical of the time.

Hotel Astoria - topped by a "hood ornament" in the shape of a winged wheel bearing a crown, a sculptural representation of the old logo of the Danish State Railways.

Entrance to Carlsberg Brewery complex

Working clock

Brewery building - cask motif?

Entrance to the Visitor Center of Carlsberg Brewery

Carlsberg Beer Collection

Carlsberg Beer Collection - seriously

Carlsberg Beer Collection - no really seriously

In the courtyard is a smaller replica of the Little Mermaid Statue that Carl Jacobsen donated to Copenhagen.

Courtyard Sculpture

Six horses.

A little hay

Antique delivery trucks

Antique delivery trucks

Two free beers/ drinks with purchase of the tour. What a deal.

The Ny Carlsberg Brewhouse, completed in 1901, is built in the Historicist style which also characterizes the rest of the Carlsberg area.
The main source of inspiration comes from Italian Renaissance architecture. The building's facade with its balcony is inspired by Palazzo Bavilaque in Verona.

On the roof stands Carl Johan Bonnesen's large group sculpture "Thor's battle against the Jötunns". The group of figures was originally a competition proposal for a monument at Langelinie which was won by Anders Bundgaard's Gefion Fountain. Carl Jacobsen subsequently asked Bonnesen to produce a copy for his new brewhouse.

The Elephant Gate & Tower (Danish: Elefantporten & -tårnet) is designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and was built in 1901. The tower is the Carlsberg district's most famous landmark and takes its name from four granite elephants which flank the gate and carries the tower on their backs. It is inspired by Bernini's Elephant and Obelisk on Piazza della Minerva in Rome.[10]

Four elephants - each has the initials of one the Jacobson children - as well as Carlesberg logos

The founder of New Carlsberg Carl Jacobsen registered a swastika as his trademark in 1881. He might have used it even before 1881 but the Danish Register of Trademark started first this year. The Swastika is an ancient symbol of prosperity and goodness in Sanskrit.
In the end of 1945 the use of swastika was stopped, the World had forgotten is original was a positive symbol

View of the The Dipylon or Double Gate. The inscription is in Danish and one of the first corporate mission statements.
http://www.carlsberggroup.com/Company/heritage/architectureatCarlsberg/Pages/SymbolsontheCarlsbergGrounds.aspx

The Dipylon or Double Gate (Danish: Diptylon or Dobbeltporten) was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup and was built in 1892. Dipylon being Greek for 'double gate', the Dipylon Gate is a double-arched Gateway marking the Vesterbro-side entrance to Ny Carlsberg. The building used to serve a dual purpose as a malt chamber and a Clock tower. The clock is still functioning and has artwork by Stephan Sinding.

The arches have a granite cladding. Above them there is i diagonal pattern in glazed and red tiles. On one side of the building, a frieze depicts nine persons in decorative tilework. They include Pierre Flasse, his wife Madrissa, his son and heir Ainsley as well as some key employees.

Another cool - useful bike.

The Lighthouse and the Star Gate were built in 1883 and marked the main entrance to Old Carlsberg Brewery.

Just outside the brewery complex a park with Zip lines, tight ropes. Kids and adults of all ages.

Crawl through the suspended car.

Seriously - all ages - this girl couldnt have been more than 4 or 5.

Little ones also hiting the ramps with thier scooters.

Carl Jacobsen wanted to show that a chimney for an industrial plant could be beautiful in its own right, so he brought in architect Vilhelm Dahlerup and master builder PS Beckmann. Their 56m tall winding chimney features motifs of Egyptian lotus flowers while, on the plinth, replicas of the Chimeras (Gargoyles) from Notre Dame in Paris look out over the city of Copenhagen.

The Church of Christ (Danish: Kristkirken) is a Church of Denmark parish church situated on Enghave Plads in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Completed in 1900 to the design of Valdemar Koch. Its style is inspired by Italian Romanseque church architecture

We miss-timed the "hop-on-hop off" tour bus and ended up walking back from Carlsberg to Town hall - saw lots of interesting stuff - like this.
Whats up doc? Elmer better beware...

Det Ny Teater
Performing Arts Theater
Big-name musicals in an opulent 1000-seat main auditorium, plus bars, a cafe & a restaurant.

Built in 1906, this charming Copenhagen hotel retains its green and gold-decorated façade, and is located 200 metres from the Tycho Brahe Planetarium. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast and relax in the hotel's pretty courtyard, with its backdrop of ivy-clad and red-brick walls adorned with gargoyles

Ah, thats what that bike is for ...

In the background is the Heart of Jesus Church - was consecrated in 1895, and serves as a parish church in Vesterbro for 1,300 people and has previously been the main church of the Jesuit order in Denmark

Tivoli Entrance

Tivoli Entrance

Tivoli Entrance

New office building going up across from Tivoli

Town Hall detail

Town Hall details

Town Hall details

Town Hall details

On top of a movie theater.

Mosaics on the Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel details

Curious

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada

HC Anderson -

Cant escape. Surprisingly many restaurants feature hamburgers and even a special Danish hot dog.

You rent a bicycle with a user-friendly GPS/audio device mounted on the handlebar. The device contains several thematic tours, each with maps, narration and images.