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VIEWS FROM A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD
#23 - COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Size: 5" x 3"
Copyrighted: 1891
Lithographer: Joseph P. Knapp
Illustrations:
Thorwaldsen's Museum; A Danish Girl; A Farmer
Reverse
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Left
section: GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
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| COPENHAGEN,
DENMARK. |
| Copenhagen, the Capital
of Denmark, stands on the east
coast of Zealand. Toward the sea,
it exhibits an extensive mass of
batteries, docks, stores and
arsenals. The eastern portion of
the harbor is protected by the
Castle of Frederikshavn, which is
regarded as impregnable. Part of
the city is built on the small
island of Amager and is called
Christianshavn, connected by two
bridges to the mainland. The
channel between the two islands
forms the port or harbor, capable
of accommodating 5,000 ships. The
place owes its modern aspect to
the re-building after several
destructive fires, bombardments,
and other rigors. It first became
a royal residence in 1443.
Copenhagen is noted for its great
number of palaces and public
buildings. The longest street is
Gothersgade, 2˝ miles long,
while the Ostergade and
Kjôbmagergade contain the finest
stores; the last named two being
among the sixteen streets which
branch off from Kongens Nytory or
King's Square. The objects of
interest are extremely numerous.
On a small island separated from
the mainland by canals and
reached by several bridges,
stands Christiansborg, the
largest public building in
Copenhagen. Its site was occupied
by a castle as early as the year
1168. It was greatly improved
during the reign of Christian I.
The Observatory stands on the
rampart close to Rosenborg, but
is accessible only to men of
science. Thorwaldsen's Museum was
built by the city of Copenhagen
in 1839-48, to contain casts of
all his works, numerous
paintings, cameos and works of
art collected by him, and
finally, to hold the ashes of the
great sculptor himself. The
building contains about 300 of
his works. Its shape is a
parallelogram in the centre of
which is a mausoleum, the resting
place of the great artist's
remains. In addition to his own
contribution to this museum, he
left a bequest of $60,000 to be
expended in the purchase of the
productions of other Danish
masters. |
| Population,
375,251. |
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