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DESTINATION:

COPENHAGEN
​DENMARK

Nearby Attractions

Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Outside of Copenhagen are quite a few palaces, churches, museums and other places of interest.  Many of these can be seen on shore excursions organized by the ships calling in Copenhagen.

    Perhaps the most impressive of the castles outside of Copenhagen is 
Frederiksborg Castle.  Built on three islands in the Dutch Renaissance style, the castle was a royal residence for two centuries.  The oldest parts date from the reign of Frederik II but his son Christian IV is usually given credit for this magnificent structure.

    After a fire in 1859, J. C. Jacobsen restored the castle as a museum.  Its 60 rooms house a comprehensive history of the Danish monarchy.

    The castle is surrounded by a romantic landscaped garden.
Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark
Kronborg Castle, Denmark
Kronborg Castle, built between 1574 and 1585, was immortalized by William Shakespeare as Elsinore Castle, the setting for his play Hamlet.  It is situated at the narrowest point of the Oresund, the channel between Denmark and Sweden and which is one of the few exits from the Baltic Sea.  Ships passing the castle were charged a toll payable to the Danish king.

    As a result of a fire in 1629, much of the castle had to be re-built.  While the exterior was eventually restored to its former glory, much of the interior is somewhat bleak.  Of interest are the oak-beamed Banqueting Hall and the elaborate chapel.

    According to legend, Ogier the Dane is buried in the castle and will come to Denmark's rescue in times of peril.     
Kronborg Castle, Denmark
Frensborg Palace, Denmark
Frensborg Palace, Denmark
Fredensborg Palace is the country residence of the Danish Royal Family.  It was built between 1719 and 1722.  The grounds are open to the public as are the royal apartments when the Royal Family is not in residence.

Grundtvigs Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark
On the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagenis the Grundtvigs Kirke
(Grundtvig’s Church). The size of a cathedral, this impressive modern
church was started in 1921 and completed in 1940. It is a monument to
the priest, hymn writer and social reformer Nikolaj Frederik Severin
Grundtvig (1783-1872).
Grundtvigs Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark
     Some other places of interest outside of Copenhagen include the Frilandsmuseet, an open air folk museum with more than 40 farms, cottages and other buildings from around Denmark.

    The 
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is a collection of primarily 20th Century works in which both Danish artists and artists such as Picasso, Matisse, and Magritte are represented.

    The Viking era is memorialized at the 
Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.  Five Viking ships deliberately sunk in order to thwart a seaborne attack were recovered in 1962 and form the nucleus for the museum's collection.
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