COPENHAGEN | by Freki

[FREKI]

Time for more pics...

To get from Kalvebod Brygge to the Old Town we need to cross Downtown..



Starting off at SEB's new offices..


Then past the HQ for Post Danmark..




Then we have the Central Station ( "Hovedbanegården" ) northern entry


Hotels are plentiful downtown..








Vesterbrogade




Hitting the City Hall Square ( "Rådhuspladsen" )


Post WW2 architecture haven't exactly been kind to the city.. ( NIMBY reason #1 )














City Hall Tower ( "Rådhustårnet" ) in the distance


Comments are as always very welcome and so are questions

[FREKI]

Time for a visit to the western part of the Old Town...























Gammeltorv Square




Strøget Pedestrian Shopping street..










Amager Torv Square










Turning down Købmagergade








Kultorvet Square

[FREKI]

Time for another part..

This time a brief visit to Kongens Have ( "King's Garden" )

Commissioned in 1606 to be a royal garden to provide fruit and vegetables for the court by King Christian IV it over the centuries have turned into the city's most visited park and home to the Royal Guard's local Copenhagen Base ( the main one located north of the city )



Main entrance to the Royal Guards base


Rosenborg Castle..






There's the base.. used to be a greenhouse many centuries ago














Rosenborg Castle again.. it's btw home of the crown jewels and works as a museum for Christian IV




The base again.. I used to serve there back in the day.. almost a decade ago now.. time passes fast..

[FREKI]

Moving on...

More Old Town.. this time the central part..
































































And we're back out in civilization again..

[FREKI]

Time for more Old Town..

This time a small walk around the Parliament Building.. and a brief visit to the City Hall Square in Downtown


The Parliament Building "Christiansborg" from 1806 ( many castles, many fires before that )


The spot was home to the first castle constructed by Absalon in 1170 when he fortified the city ( turning it from fishing village to merchant city )


The earlier castles was home to the Royal family for many centuries.. and when they moved out the Parliament moved in..


The "small" canals of today used to be a big merchant port in the past..


Ships would dock here from around the world and it's goods sold on the squares along the canals.. ( hence the space )












The many city fires took it's toll on the area so most buildings are only from the 1700s


Public transport

[FREKI]

Christiansborg from the other side..


The roof has just been redone and should turn green like the old one in a few years


The National Museum ( free entry so give it a go if interested )


And finally at the City Hall Square..


City Hall Tower on the right


The square




Palace Hotel..




And finally Tivoli Gardens

[Fabb]

Great thread, Freki !
So, what's your favorite place to enjoy a cold beer in a summer afternoon ? or in a summer night ?

[LAsam]

Thanks for continuing to post these shot Freki! So what's the story behind all the post-war achitecture you photographed in downtown Copenhagen? Were the historic structures torn down in the name of progress? Was there a fire? Was the area bombed like London during WWII?

[FREKI]

Thanks for the replies guys!

Originally Posted by LAsam

So what's the story behind all the post-war achitecture you photographed in downtown Copenhagen? Were the historic structures torn down in the name of progress? Was there a fire? Was the area bombed like London during WWII?

Copenhagen got nearly undamaged out of WW2 ( a few bombings but nothing major ) - in this case I'm not exactly sure, my guess is age - many buildings of age was build with a lot of wood and organic material in them so fungus, rot and other related problems could have made it very expensive to fix

Or maybe someone felt it was a good spot for "modern" buildings


I made a error btw it's post WW1 not post WW2.. ( from the 20's )

Here's a picture from 1898 and 2009


link


A lot of great buildings lost for quite ugly ones

Originally Posted by Fabb

Great thread, Freki !
So, what's your favorite place to enjoy a cold beer in a summer afternoon ? or in a summer night ?

My ( and the rest of the island's ) favorite place is Nyhavn..

Alternatively Gammel Strand and Islands Brygge are good places too..

( around the canals and habour and you really can't go wrong )


Nyhavn

[Fabb]

Thanks for the advice !
Nyhavn looks so lively, colourful and picturesque... I'd like to be there right now !

[FREKI]

^me too - but the cafes are closed so I would have to bring my own beer and drinking this early in the morning... well


Thanks for the replies guys!

Time for the final part of my walk... This time we'll go from the City Hall in Downtown along H.C. Andersen's Blvd over Langebro Bridge and along the habour on Islands Brygge with a good view of Kalvebod Brygge




Starting where we left off last time.. Tivoli Gardens




















Islands Brygge


The new building "Krystallen"

[FREKI]

Kalvebod Brygge






























That's it folks... hope you liked them

[Fabb]

Very nice mix of old and new, with a touch of oriental exotism.
Thanks for the amazing photos !

[LAsam]

What's the story with all the bathing suit clad Danes? Is there some sort of swimming pool or beach I'm not seeing?

[FREKI]

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by LAsam

What's the story with all the bathing suit clad Danes? Is there some sort of swimming pool or beach I'm not seeing?

Yes, it's one of the habour pools where people can go swim..

Due to traffic it's not allowed to swim in the habour ( not that it stops people ) so the municipal set up a couple spots with lifeguards, where people can swim safely and with shallow parts for small kids and babies..

Here seen from above:

http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=t8b...42&lvl=2&sty=o

The rest just likes to suntan without much cloth on - that can be seen in all parks..

[usb]

What a beautiful city.

[FREKI]

Thanks!

[FREKI]

There ain't no denying it anymore.. summer is over and fall is here...

So in usual fashion I went out to capture some fall pics of the city..

Today's trip is to the Inner City district where I'll walk along with and trough Ørstedsparken..



Here we go.. where Downtown ends and the Inner City District begins














































Time to move into the park that used to be part of the defenses surrounding the city












The bridge used to be one of the entrances to the city


Out of the park and looking towards Downtown


Now trains run where the old defenses used to be..


And we're back where we started..



Merry Fall ya'll!

[Matthew]

I love the park and Copenhagen always has amazing historic architecture. The trees where I live (Southeastern US) look similar to these today.

[FREKI]

^glad you like it mate!