COPENHAGEN | A Daily dose - Page 8

FREKI · #**141** Posted **Mar 6, 2008, 5:51 AM**

Today a revisit to the inner city and the Frederiksborggade area

FREKI · #**142** Posted **Mar 7, 2008, 6:43 AM**

Once again a visit to the Old Town

FREKI · #**143** Posted **Mar 8, 2008, 5:58 AM**

Today a visit to Østerbro again

FREKI · #**144** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 10:22 PM**

Today a visit down a sidestreet in the inner city..

The Dear Leader · #**145** Posted **Mar 9, 2008, 10:46 PM**

Nice pics. Copenhagen seems to have a pretty big amount of what we call "GrÃ¼nderzeitbauten" (residential buildings built in the late 19th century). Maybe I'll visit it someday...

FREKI · #**146** Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 12:08 AM**

^Yes - this was where the city expanded the most before turning to the suburban style in around 1900

Sadly much of the really old was lost in great fires or wars ( Copenhagen was the first city to be firebombed - thank you very much Britain

) and a lot due to age was also torn down to make room for the "new"..

The good thing about it is that as a result of the early expansion we never got much commie blocks and that sort - the downside is that it has created a huge number of NIMBYs determent to keep the city as old and flat as posible.. and that sadly scares most from trying new designs or vertical projects ( Instead we get the bland well tested rather boring stuff that is okay but nothing special, especially not compred to what is going on other places on the planet.. )

FREKI · #**147** Posted **Mar 10, 2008, 9:55 PM**

Today a look north from the City Hall Tower where you'll find the Øresund straight and Sweden on the other side..

staff · #**148** Posted **Mar 11, 2008, 5:31 PM**

Nice density there.

Bergenser · #**149** Posted **Mar 11, 2008, 8:57 PM**

I second that.

FREKI · #**150** Posted **Mar 11, 2008, 9:41 PM**

Today a revisit to the Kings Square in the Old Town - the building on the left is the Royal Theater

FREKI · #**151** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 7:14 AM**

Today a trip downtown...

FREKI · #**152** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 5:30 AM**

Today Nyhavn again...

FREKI · #**153** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 6:49 AM**

Since Easter is comming up why not have a nice outdoor traditional Danish Easter lunch on "Gammel Torv" ( "Old Square" ) in the Old Town

FREKI · #**154** Posted **Mar 16, 2008, 1:22 AM**

Not everything is ofcause old idylic buildings - here's a developing area in the old free habour

FREKI · #**155** Posted **Mar 17, 2008, 2:21 AM**

Today a visit to the Old Town for a reason..

In this pic you will see a tower called the Round Tower ( Rundetårn ) a Royal Observatory from 1642 towering above the old city with the gigantic height of 35 meters

The reason for all this you ask - well in the next couple of days I will post some pics from it's viewing platform and showing it beforehand makes it easier to explain

FREKI · #**156** Posted **Mar 18, 2008, 6:57 AM**

Today the view from the Round Tower observatory towards Downtown

FREKI · #**157** Posted **Mar 18, 2008, 5:05 PM**

And today the view towards the island of Amager with the Øresunds Bridge to Sweden in the horizon

FREKI · #**158** Posted **Mar 20, 2008, 2:39 AM**

Today a picture from the Kalvebod Brygge water front in the district of Vesterbro

FREKI · #**159** Posted **Mar 21, 2008, 11:25 AM**

Today a new residential area in the Ørestad district on the island of Amager

FREKI · #**160** Posted **Mar 22, 2008, 7:25 AM**

Time for another bus picture... why.. well why not