Copenhagen - brief description and tourist attractions

Copenhagen - tourist attractions

	Christiania	Christiania, also known as Freetown Christiania (Fristaden Christiania) is a self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of about 850 residents, covering 34 hectares (84 acres) in the borough of Christianshavn in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Civic authorities in Copenhagen regard Christiania as a lar...
	City Hall Square in Copenhagen	The City Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) is a public square in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark, located in front of the Copenhagen City Hall. Due to its large size, its central location and its affiliation with the city hall, it is a popular venue for a variety of events, celebrations and demonstratio...
	Royal Danish Library	The Royal Library in Copenhagen (Det Kongelige Bibliotek) is the national library of Denmark and university library of University of Copenhagen. It is the largest library in the Nordic countries. It contains numerous historical treasures; all works that have been printed in Denmark since the 17th ce...
	Frederik's Church in Copenhegen	Frederik's Church (Frederiks Kirke), also spelled Frederick's Church in English, and popularly known as The Marble Church (Marmorkirken ) is a church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The church was designed by the architect Nicolai Eigtved in 1740 and was along with the rest of Frederiksstaden, a district of...
	Ørestad	Ørestad is a developing city area in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the island of Amager. The legislation regarding Ørestad was enacted in 1992 because the unused areas were regarded as being too valuable. Ørestad Development Corporation was founded March 11, 1993 to manage the growth of the city distric...
	Bella Center	Bella Center (abbreviated BC ) is Scandinavia's largest exhibition and conference center, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Bella Center takes its name from Bellahøj in northern Copenhagen where the convention centre was first situated. Its first building was constructed in 1965 to the design of arch...
	Lure Players	The Lure Players (also: the Lure Blowers; Lurblæserne) is a monument on the City Hall Square in Copenhagen, right next to the City Hall. It depicts two lurblæsere on the top of a column. The two statues are made of bronze, while the column is made of brick. The total height is approx. 20 meters. It...
	Elephant Gate in Copenhagen	The Elephant Gate (Elefantporten), also referred to as the Elephant Tower (Elefanttårnet), is the most famous landmark of the Carlsberg area, the original brewery site of the Carlsberg Breweries, which is now under redevelopment as a new neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from f...
	J. C. Jacobsen Garden	The J. C. Jacobsen Garden (J. C. Jacobsens Have), also known as the Academy Garden (Akademihaven), is a public garden in the Carlsberg area of Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance is through a pergola on the left-hand side of the Tap E building, a former bottling plant which now serves as a cultur...
	Middelgrunden Wind Farm	Middelgrunden is an offshore wind farm in the Øresund 3.5 km outside Copenhagen, Denmark. When it was built in 2000, it was the world's largest offshore farm, with 20 turbines and a capacity of 40 MW. The farm delivers about 4% of the power for Copenhagen. In 1996, the project was initiated by the ...