Sightseeing in Copenhagen
By
 Limousine & Taxi
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The Copenhagen City Sightseeing Tour
By Paul H Wilson

Working with:
 Taxinord 
Alpha Limousine Service
ISAT - International Sightseeing And Training
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Under Construction for 2008

* Tour 1 - Copenhagen City  (Minimum 2 - 4 Hours)

Amelienborg Palace , Copenhagen
The Tour will take in the most important places in
 the city depending on how many hours etc you book.
 Including The Little Mermaid, Nyboder, Tre Gefion, 
Churchillparken, Amelienborg, Nyhavn, Kongens Nytorv, 
Høbro Plads, Christiansborg Slot, The Town Hall Square, 
Carlsberg Brewery, Rosenborg  Slot, Gråbrodre Torv, 
Christianshavn, The New Opera House, Frederiksberg,
Gruntvigs Kirke, Tuborg andany special requests you may have.  

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Taxi & Limousine - Sightseeing Tours - Copenhagen & Region

(Approx 1½ - 3 hours  - can be extended to 5 hours)

*  The Little Mermaid                      Photo Stop

   The Little Mermaid was created by Edvard Eriksen, commissioned by Carl Jacobsen 
 the founder of Carlsberg Brewery and placed on it's famous stones on 23 August 1913.
  From the story by Denmarks most famous writer Hans Christian  Andersen
written in 1837.  The story is about a young mermaid who falls in love with
  a prince when his ship sank  She wants to live with him above the surface
 with him but  can not be as she is a mermaid who can only live under
 the water and the prince  can not live  under the water only above.   etc, etc.

* The Little Mermaid -  Copenhagens psychological symbol
    Has been attacked 8 times by hooligans.
Trekroner Fort ( second fort) 1786 - King Christian Vll.
* Nelson destroys the Danish Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars
- Battle of   Copenhagen ,  2 April 1801 .
   The British war fleet returned and bombarded the City in 1807.
* Burmeister & Wain Shipbuilders -
* Holmen - Danish Royal Navy / The Queens Royal Yacht 'Dannenbrog'
* Kastellet , started by Christian Vl in 1626  and later finished by Frederik lll  in
   1663.   HQ of Danish military for Sjælland (and soon in 2007 for all of Denmark)
* Langelinie - Germans Landing 1940 / Cruise Ships
* Langelinie Pavillion Restaurant 

* Swedish Church - St.Gustavs - tradition for many Swedes to come and be married
and  then easy for access for Copenhagen airport for their honeymoon
* Statue of Christian IV (Born 1577 -  became king in 1588 - and died in 1648)
* Nyboder - Navy houses about 400 years old, still mainly used by Danish Military
 * Maersk HQ - largest container fleet etc, Danmarks largest company etc
    Maersk Mckinley Moller- richest person in Denmark lives in Charlottenlund etc
* Toldbod where the queen arrives/departs from Dannenbrog
* Dannebrog - Queens yacht- Holmen/Danish Royal Navy

* Gefion Fountain                            Photo Stop
* Mythology - Gefion and 4 bulls given 24 hours to ploughout the land. From Lake Vanern ,
 Southern Sweden and is now  Sjælland) (also Gotland is Lake Vatern)
(see seperate extra knowledge notes below)

* St Albans Church (1885)
  The English Church  - The Patron is Queen Elizabeth II

   The first Patron was Queen Alexandra (Wife of Edward VII)
and now it is Queen Elizabeth ll who is the patron. A dispute debate 
   between the Russian ( 1881) and English churches for who was  allowed to have
   the land for their church.  Alexendra and Dagmar- 2 Danish Princesses who both
   became emporeseses. Alexandra was patron of St Albans Church .  Dagmar married
   Alexander lll of Russia and was The last Tzars  Mother (Nicholas ll)  . Dagmar was
    buried at Roskilde Cathedral and was transferred to (September 2006)
 St Peter & Paul fortress in St Petersburg, Russia.
* ChurchillParken - Bust of Churchill  /  War resistance museum (1940-45)

* Amalienborg P|alace
 Photo Stop ( note, No parking at all allowed in square or else you will be shot !)

*  the 4 palaces - the Queens / Museum/ etc -  Built by Frederik V, in 1749
(changing the guard about 11.50-12.15)

* Marble church / Frederiks Church - worlds 4/5th largest domed church started 
    designed by Nicolai Eigtved who died in 1754, The building lay in semi ruin for
    more  than 100 years with costs too high etc Eventually finished  after 1874
* Statue on the horse is Frederik V

* New Opera House, tax deducted gift from A.P Moller - designed by Henning
   Larsen costing approx 2.5 billion DKr.  opened  15 January 2005

* Russian Church, Alexander Nevsky (Bredgade) 

* Statue of Christian X on his horse
( Sct Anna Plads )

* Nyhavn      ( best near Charlottenborg)        Photo Stop

* Old sailors area / old red light district, Typical Flemmish style warehouse buildings
* Hans Christian Andersen lived at 3 places in Nyhavn (number 20/67)and a couple of  
   places around Magasin / Royal Theatre area and often stayed at Hotel D'Angletterre.

* Kongens Nytorv ( Kings New Square )
* Amber Museum / French Embassy /Gothersgade original city center wall / Hotel 
   D'Angletterre / End of Stroget (better quality shops in city area)  / Magasin  / The
   Royal Theatre (1748) built by Nicolas Eigtved -  The Danish Royal Ballet (1771) 

  (Rosenborg Slot via Gothersgade and Sølvgade etc)

*  Christianshavn (optional depending on time)

Vor Frelsers Kirke ( Our Savious Church) 1696

* The Danish Foreign Ministery
*  Orlogs/Navy Museum
*  Our Saviours Church -  1696 
 Grundtvig was a Priest here for about 4 years writing many hymns
It costs 20 DKr to go right up to the top and is an exciting experience and fantastic view point
*  Christiana - 1971
*  Strandgade -  Christians Kirke - Rococo Church built in 1755-59
*  New Opera House (note : have to drive all round by Klovermarken to visit !)
   Bank of Denmark - Designed by Arne Jacobsen
* Holmens Church-(1619) Navy Church and where the Queen was married (Christian 4)
* Borson 1624 ( old stock exchange) ( Christian 4 )
* Christiansborg- Danish Parliament
* Ministery buildings / Finance ministery etc
* National Museum
* Thorvalds Museum
* Prime Ministers office
* Jewish museum

  
 * Højbro Plads 
Near Bishop Absalons statue   (if possible)                   Photo stop

* Bishop Absalon - founded Copenhagen in 1167 ( Bishop of Roskilde and Southern Sweden)
*  Copenhagen means Merchants Harbour   (HAFNIA in Latin) (Købmagergade etc) Became the capital in 1416
* The area nearby and towards Holmens Kirke is the place where Copenhagen started

* Underwater scupltures   -     Stork Fountain
* Fisherwoman statue and fish stall
* Højbro plads - flower market in old days
* Walking Street / Illum etc
* Royal Copenhagen building 1775 / Georg Jensen / Holmegaard / Ilums Bolighus
* Kobermagade post office  (actual true city center, streets all lead away from here generally low   

    even numbers to the right etc etc)
Drive through city parallel with stroget (optional depending on time)
*  via Magasin / Kongens Nytorv / Gothersgade / Store Regnegade / Antonigade
                                                                  Kronprincesgade / Over Kobemagergade
* Round Tower - ( 1642) (Christian 4) -  observatory / 7 times around in his carriage / exhibitions etc
* Grabrodre Torv -(3 major fires in the city, new buildings without corners as then the long horse 
  drawn fire engines could get round the corners more easily. old buildings before the fires with corners )

* Skindergade / Vestergade
* Gammel Torv / Nytorv - Byret etc  - Fountain

* Town Hall Square -  Italian style 1905 (same year as Norway became Independant ! )
106.5 meters high - Gold  figure of Bishop Absalon above front door.

* Nye Carlsberg Glyptotek - Carlsberg Fund
* Tivoli Gardens -  161 years
Palace cinema - old Rail station and now one of the largest Cinemas in Copenhagen
Royal Hotel - designed by Arne Jacobsen ( + The Egg & The Swan chairs )
Main Railstation  - currency exchange with Forex
* Istedgade - Pornography was Denmarks third largest export business for a while in the early 1970's

* Carlsberg Brewery                                            Photo Stop
* Elephants/swatiska-Indian symbol / Carl Jakobsen and family etc
   Buildings about 1876/1888 ( check each ) pictures etc on building wall high up of family
good artistic detail on Victorian brewery buildings.

* Fisktorvet - new buildings on Islands Brygge etc
* Black Diamond- Danish architects -Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen - 1999
* Nykredit / Nordea / Ministry buildings / Politi Torv
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The lakes - man made defenses
Jarmers Plads 
* Kommune Hospital - 1863 (ish)
* Botanic Gardens -  Existing 4th garden was opened in 1874
* Statens Museum for Kunst (1896 + 1998)
* Rosenborg Slot -  1606  -  Christian lV  / Danish Crown Jewels / Queens lifeguards. (recommended)
* Norreport Station  (Top of the walking streets)
* Copenhagen Cathedral / University / Synagoge  / Roundtower etc

other interesting sights if on a long tour
** Zoo / Frederiksberg Town hall / Frederiksberg Alle

*  Assistens Kirkegard (HCA and other famous buried there)

  Assistens Kirkegard (HCA and other famous buried there)

* Grundtvigs Church, Emdrup.
 Peder Vilhelm Klint and his son the architect/designer Kaare Klint and
     his son Esben Klint built betwen 1921-1940 ( a 'Scandimodern' version of Roskilde Domkirke)
(Usually open between 09.00-16.00  - Sunday 12.00-16.00)

* Tuborg, Tuborg Bottle 1888 / WHO / Svanemollen Havn / Unicef / DFDS terminal / Langelinie
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An excellent link to discover more information about the street names
 and history of Copenhagen City can be found on : 
Absalon
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