Denmark Made by Minna Kanzler Hemmet and Tania

Denmark Made by: Minna Kanzler Hemmet, and Tania Holm Jacobsen

Our capital Copenhagen 5 things we think you should see if you went to Copenhagen The little mermaid 2. Christiansborg 3. Tivoli 4. Rosenborg castle 1. 5. Amalienborg

The little mermaid Did you know… That The Little Mermaid has been decapitated twice? See the world-famous mermaid, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Christianborg Christiansborg Slot is home to the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister's Department, thus this makes it the centre of power in Denmark. Demonstrations against the proposals of the government always end up in front of Christiansborg, of which one part is open to the public. This is where Bishop Absalon built his castle as far back as 1167. Later the Castle of Copenhagen was located here. In 1732 the building of a magnificent Baroque castle began at the request of Christian VI, but this castle burnt down in 1794. Under

the rule of Christian VII, a new, Classical Christianborg was built, but also this castle burnt down, in 1880. A third Christiansborg was built between 1907 and 1923 in Baroque style after the drawings by architect Thorvald Jorgensen. The facade is covered with granite from Bornholm. The spire is 104 metres tall, one of the tallest in the city. Behind the castle are beautiful riding grounds with stables; these parts of the castle still date from Christian VI's old Baroque building. On the riding grounds, stands a statue of Christian IX made by Anne

Marie Carl Nielsen. In the summer the riding grounds are used for theatre performances and concerts (jazz, rock and classical music). On the square at Christiansborg stands a statue of Frederik V, made by French sculptor J F Saly. The sculpture, revealed in 1711, is considered by some to be one of the most beautiful of the city.

Considered the most outstanding. When Christiansborg burned down in 1794, the royal family moved to Amalienborg, since then it has been their official residence. The square is dominated by Saly's equestrian statue of Frederik V (1723 -1766) which, together with the palace buildings, forms a breathtaking architectural ensemble. Lovers of the royal family flock to the square once a year to celebrate Queen Margrethe's birthday.

Tivoli Founded in 1843, Tivoli is located on the lake, and is believed to have once been part of the city's moat. Tivoli's entrance building and Pantomimeteateret belong to the older part of the garden. Restaurants Divan 1 and Divan 2 date from as far back as 1843. Tivoli's major attractions include a roller coaster, big wheel, and a midnight firework display that can be seen from all over. The market has become extremely popular and an ice rink opens in time for Christmas.

Rosenborg castle Rosenborg Castle was built by Christian IV (1606 -34) in Renaissance style. The castle has an almost fairytale-like location in Kongens Have. Rosenborg was originally a country mansion outside the walls of the city. The castle with its copper roof is surrounded by moats, and just outside the castle you'll find a very beautiful rose garden. The most characteristic things about Rosenborg are its many richly decorated rooms. Ever since the

absolutist monarchy, Rosenborg has also been the home of the royal crown jewels. Rosenborg also functions as a museum on the Royal Family. For security reasons, electricity has never been installed.

Amalienborg Amailenborg Built by Frederik V to celebrate the 300 th anniversary of the House of Oldenborg, Amalienborg consists of four palaces built around a square. These are Moltkes Palace (Christian VII's palace), Schackske Palace (Christians IX's palace and residence of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik), Levetzaus Palace (Christian VIII's palace and residence of Crown Prince Frederik) and Brockdorfske Palace (Frederik VIII's palace). Architect Niels Eigtved was heavily influenced by the rococo style. Of the four palaces, Moltkes Palace is.

Odense 5 things we think you should see if you went to Odense 1. The Hans Christian Andersen Museum 2. The Funen Village Carl Nielsen Museum 4. Odense Cathedral 3. 5. Odense Zoo

The Hans Christian Andersen Museum The birthplace of the writer of fairytales lies in the old city precinct. The Hans Christian Andersen Museum opened in 1908 as a museum focusing on the life and work of the writer, making it one of the first writer museums in the world.

The completely new museum exhibitions tell of the writer’s life, from his childhood years as the son of a poor shoemaker in Odense via the hard times he spent on his way towards realising his dreams in Copenhagen, his schooling, debut as a writer and career as an author, old age and death. You can follow the writer’s acquaintanceships, love life, artistic career and his many journeys.

The Funen Village is an open-air museum that presents a Funen village milieu as it appeared in the time of Hans Christian Andersen (18051875). The village includes some thirty buildings dating from the 17 th to the 19 th centuries, all of which were moved to The Funen Village from around Funen and other islands. A visit to the museum is like travelling back to the 19 th century. A village milieu has been recreated here comprising half-timbered houses, flower gardens, fences, a village pond and a village street - and all surrounded by cultivated fields.

A grazing cow or goat occasionally comes to view, as geese strut about from pond to courtyard. Visitors can follow the farming of the common field in the views between the buildings, observe old Danish livestock breeds, and inspect examples of Funen kitchen and ornamental gardens as well as gardens of cultivated plants and old, local varieties of fruit trees.

The Peasant Life Exhibit describes the life story of two villagers: Jørgen Hansen Ellegaard, a smallholder's son, and Karen Johansdatter, a miller's daughter. These two cradle-to-grave stories describe how Danish peasants and smallholders lived in the 19 th century. The exhibit takes you from house to house, and a map of the route is available at the entrance. A visit to the two introductory exhibits in the watermill and infirmary is also worthwhile.

Carl Nielsen Museum The museum gives a chronologically constructed picture of the life and work of the composer Carl Nielsen, and of his wife, the sculptress Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen. The exhibition includes recordings of Carl Nielsen’s music.

Odense Cathedral The history of the church stretches back more than 900 years. Over the ages, it has been converted, extended and altered both inside and out on a number of occasions. Despite this, the building is probably the most beautiful example of a gothic church in Denmark. Very little is known for certain about the earliest history of the church. It is named after King Knud (Canute), who reigned in Denmark from 1080 to 1086. According to sources

that include the chronicles of the English monk Ælnoth, the king was killed on 10 July 1086 after af peasant revolt that took Knud from the northern part of the kingdom to Odense, ending in Sankt Albani Kirke (Church of St. Alban´s) close by. Here the king was slain by the rebels, along with his brother Benedikt and 17 retainers, all of whom had sought refuge in the church.

Odense Zoo Odense zoo is one of the biggest zoos in Denmark. If you visit the zoo you can travel through several parts of the world and see the animals living in these. The zoo has tigers from Asia, penguins from the Antarctic Continent, sea cows from South America, birds from Africa and lots of other animals

Esbjerg 5 things we think you should see if you went to Esbjerg 1. The Fisheries and Maritime Museum 2. Vor Frelsers Church 3. The Museum of Printing 4. The lightship Horns Rev 5. The lake at the Sneum Sluice

The Fisheries and Maritime Museum - life on, in and at the sea - for the whole family to explore. seawater aquarium with a wide range of different fish and marine animals from Danish waters seal enclosure with both common seals and common harbour seals mink house

open air exhibition with harbour, shipyard, tool sheds, work shops, rescue station and playground for the children large indoor exhibition on Danish fishery and shipping changing exhibitions on maritime and marine themes cafeteria with delightful view of the Wadden Sea and Grådyb.

Vor Frelsers Church The oldest real church in Esbjerg, built in 1887 and enlarged with transepts in 1896 (About 700 seats). In 1928 the church was restored and decorated with pictures made by Ole Soendergaard. In 1928 a new orgen (Marcussen) was built too, with carved work made by Erik Pedersen. The real name of the church was Esbjerg Church.

The Museum of Printing The collection contains machines and equipment from the art of printing through more than a 100 years. In the museum you can see composing rooms, presses and typesetting machines.

The lightship Horns Rev The Light Ship Horns Rev The best preserved wooden lightship in the world. Exhibition showing the life and work onboard such a ship. The ship was built in 1912 in the town of Faaborg.

The Esbjerg Water Tower the landmark of Esbjerg built in 1897 unique view of the harbour and town permanent exhibition on the Esbjerg Water Tower and European water towers

The lake at the Sneum Sluice - bird sanctuary. The Wadden sea is one of the most important wetlands for migrant and breeding birds.

Aalborg 5 things we think you should see if you went to Aalborg Zoo 2. Tivoliland 3. Aalborg Defence- and Garrison Museum 4. Vandteknisk Museum - Museum of Water Technology 1. 5. Akvavit

Aalborg Zoo At the Aalborg Zoo you can get close to animals from all over the world. Come see the meercats' rocks, the crocodiles' river-bank, the anteaters' pampas or a forest full of bears. Experience an African savannah, the humid rainforest of the Marmoset house, and much, much more. More than 1. 300 animals are here for you to enjoy

Tivoliland If you wants a real fun day, Tivoliland is the right place to be. On the boomerang and the rollercoaster everything is turned upside down and the gentle merry-go-rounds bring a smile to the faces of the little ones.

Aalborg Defence- and Garrison Museum Defence and Garrison Museum The city of Aalborg has been a garrison town since 1779 and after World War II and during the Cold War period it has been the largest garrison in Denmark. The museum offers the entire family an exciting look at the weapons and equipment used by the armed forces in defending Denmark since World War II.

Vandteknisk Museum - Museum of Water Technology Part of the waterworks building is from the beginning of the waterworks in 1854. The main buildingis built in 1907 in a distinctive style with a tower with embrasure. The building is drawn by the architect Hother August Paludan (18711956). The building has intact installations which have worked for many years. The oldest preserved machine is from 1893. There also steam boilers, oil engines, electric pumps, measuring instruments, switchboards etc.

Aalborg Akvavit Danish Distillers have a special tradition and in aquavit, called ? snaps? in Danish. The most famous brand is Aalborg Akvavit, a clear, highspirited liquor that many Danes enjoy with herring and other specialities. The Aalborg distillery has developed the production of aquavit into an art, and it offers many variants of snaps to accommodate every taste and cuisine. The name Aalborg is always a

guarantee of quality. At Danish Distillers, grain is first fermented into pure alcohol, then the alcohol is blended with selected distillates and herbal extracts to become one of the famous Aalborg brands of aquavit.

Århus 5 things we think you should see if you went to Århus 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Old Town, Århus ARo. S Marselisborg Castle The Memorial Park Århus Å (River)

The Old Town, Århus In the Old Town, people and history live and breathe. The Old Town urban museum's 75 historical buildings, period interiors, animals and people give visitors ample opportunity to make themselves feel that they are back in a Danish market several centuries ago. When the gossipy shoemaker's wife is sitting on the bench telling about her ill husband being listened to attentively and sympathetically by two elderly women visiting the museum - then humanity has bridged a time-gap of a couple of centuries and allowed the past and the present to touch.

ARo. S The new building has been designed by the firm of young architects Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen, who are also known for their design of the House of Culture in Nuuk, Greenland, and the Danish Royal Library's spacious new building "the Black Diamond". The architecture is an experience in itself, and all nine levels have a built-in human dimension in that they alternate between exhibitions, art-free rooms for taking a break, activity rooms, a juniors' museum, and public areas with an

information centre, library, the ARo. S Shop, the ART café and, at the top, the ART restaurant - and from the roof there is a full view of the city and the bay. In the downstairs area visitors can enjoy major special exhibitions and nine rooms presenting international installation art. The large halls on the upper floors house the museum's own collections of art from 1700 up to the present day.

Marselisborg Castle In 1661 King Frederik III of Denmark, who was deeply in debt, had to surrender to one of his creditors, the Dutch merchant Gabriel Marselis, sizeable amounts of Crownlands in Jutland, including the Havreballegård manor. The sons of Marselis turned the manor in to the barony of Marselis. But yhe Marselis family was not able to keep the estate, and in 200 years it had several owners.

In 1896 the last private owner offered representatives of the Århus town council right of pre-emption to the Marselisborg Manor and all its lands. The private owner died two day later. The City of Århus pulled the manor down, and build a new palace, which they gave as a wedding gift for Prince Christian and Princess Alexandrine in 1902, to bind the Royal family more closely to Jutland. The palace kept the name of Marselis and became Marselisborg Castle

The Memorial Park In addition to that there is the Memorial Park next to the Marselisborg Palace where a monument to commemorate Danes killed in the First World War was inaugurated in 1934. South Jutland from the Kongeåen and down to the present frontier between Denmark and Germany was under German rule from the end of the war in 1864 until after the First World War, and from this area many Danes were forced to enlist in the German

Århus Å (River) What is known today as the "Vadestedet" with its café-culture and outdoor life during the summertime was a vibrant and busy place when the city was originally founded - and this was the location of the first river port. The Viking merchant ships sailed all the way up to Immervad and in later times ships continued to use the river port. Gradually, however, the ships grew too large and

this resulted in the river not being used anymore. During the 1930 s motoring had developed slowly but surely, and Århus had turned into a large town. The City of Århus covered the river in order to make it a road. In the 1990 s debates began about a car-free city centre. In this connection it was obvious to re-open the river. So it was re-opened in two parts in 1996 and in 1998.

We have only mentioned the big city's in Denmark, so there are much more to see!!!!!!