Copenhagen
The main sight of Denmark is its capital – Copenhagen, located on island Zealand. Copenhagen is not only the capital of Denmark but also one of the oldest and biggest cities in Europe. Though there is evidence that Copenhagen existed as a settlement over 6,000 years ago, its first written record did not come until 1043.
In the beginning it (then called Havn) was a small rural town consisting mainly of low dumb huts and having little importance. People were merely occupated by fishing, especially in the narrow stretch of water separating Denmark and Sweden called Øresund.
However, Copenhagen began to grow due to its position between the royal seat in Roskilde (west of Copenhagen) and the religious centre of the Cathedral of Lund in southern Sweden, an area that was full of trading posts.
Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the beginning of the 15th century and during the 17th century under the reign of Christian IV it became a significant regional centre.
Today the capital city of Denmark is densily populated having about 2.5 million residents.
The city is especially famous for the well-known monument to the Water-nymph which has become a symbol of Denmark and Danish architecture. Visiting Copenhagen won’t be full if you don’t sweep to that place where there is the most famous sculpture in a city, the Water-nymph sitting in the sea at a shore in 10 minutes to the north from the city center.
The water-nymph who has descended from pages of the fairy tale with the same name of Hans Christians Andersen, has lodged on a coastal stone in 1913. A symbol of the city it became rather recently thanks to the romantic American journalist who has delightfully told to the whole world about the still statue of the sea beauty waiting for her prince.
Amalienborg is the residence of the Danish kings for 200 years. Here there takes place traditional ceremony of changing of the guard, dressed in the effective form and the traditional fluffy caps which bear fur, by the way, is replaced by the artificial.
Tivoli has been opened in 1843. Fenced off by a high fence from brisk streets, Tivoli has inexplicably kept atmosphere of last century. Huge color sugar candies, ancient dolls, handwork souvenirs, and also the bulbs lit in twilight, – that what forces to visit this city again and again.
The water-nymph who has descended from pages of the fairy tale with the same name of Hans Christians Andersen, has lodged on a coastal stone in 1913. A symbol of the city it became rather recently thanks to the romantic American journalist who has delightfully told to the whole world about the still statue of the sea beauty waiting for her prince.
Amalienborg is the residence of the Danish kings for 200 years. Here there takes place traditional ceremony of changing of the guard, dressed in the effective form and the traditional fluffy caps which bear fur, by the way, is replaced by the artificial.
Tivoli has been opened in 1843. Fenced off by a high fence from brisk streets, Tivoli has inexplicably kept atmosphere of last century. Huge color sugar candies, ancient dolls, handwork souvenirs, and also the bulbs lit in twilight, – that what forces to visit this city again and again.
As traditional symbols and ornaments of Copenhagen its locks constructed in 17 – always were considered 18 centuries: Rozenborg, Amalienborg and Frederiksborg. Collected by generations of crowned owners rich collections of works of art will leave nobody indifferent. And the gardens surrounding these locks, amaze with the beauty and scale.
In Copenhagen also there is a unique zoo with 2 thousand kinds of animals.
Copenhagen is on of the cultural, art and history centres of Europe that attracts a large amount of tourists every year. Proven to be the capital of the happiest country in the world, it may be easily considered the happiest city as well. Visit and you will be assured this mythological facts to be a simple reality.
