Amalienborg Palace
Amalienborg is one of the most beautiful palaces in all of Denmark. This is not only a business card of its capital Copenhagen, but also a residential building. And the most important people in Denmark live in it — Queen Margrethe and her family. The complex of Rococo palace buildings is located facing each other.
Frederiksborg Palace
Frederiksborg Palace was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is located in the town of Hillered, near the Danish capital Copenhagen. The first buildings of the castle were laid here in 1560 by King Frederick. And after the death of the king, Christian the Fourth took his throne — he ruled the country for 59 years.
Kronborg Castle
All Danish castles are very picturesque, but Kronborg in Elsinore stands out the most among them. Kronborg owes its fame to its mention as the main setting of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Hamlet.
Egeskov Castle
Egeskov Castle in Denmark is one of the most picturesque places in the country. Its round towers with pointed spires seem to have descended from the pages of some fairy tale about bygone times, and the gardens surrounding the castle are worthy of a separate poem.
Copenhagen Town Hall
One of the tallest buildings in Copenhagen is the Town Hall. The building acquired its current appearance in 1905, and the height of its tower today is more than 105 meters — not every urban dominant can boast of such a height.
Legoland in Denmark
The world’s first Legoland theme park was opened in Billund (Denmark), the birthplace of LEGO in 1968. Currently, the Danish Legoland, built from more than 46 million LEGO bricks, is the largest in the world.
The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen
One of the most famous symbols of Copenhagen in the world is the bronze Little Mermaid. The idea of creating a sculpture came to the mind of Karl Jacobsen. The son of the creator of the brewery “Carlsberg”, impressed by the ballet “The Little Mermaid”, invited the ballerina who performed the main part to pose for the sculptor Edward Eriksen.
St. Knud Cathedral in Odense
The main city attraction, St. Knud Cathedral (or simply Odense Cathedral) It was consecrated in honor of King Knud IV. The building that tourists admire today is an excellent example of classic brick Gothic.
Christiania
The territory of Christiania consists of former military barracks and the remains of the city ramparts, built in 1617 by King Christian IV. Today, these ramparts, preserved only on the territory of Christiania, are among the best military structures of the 17th century in the world.
Lalandia
Aquapark is the common name of two large entertainment complexes in Redby, on the island of Lolland, and Billund. Both parks have hotels, an ice rink, playgrounds for various sports, and excellent Aqua dome water parks, and Bilundsky is the largest in Scandinavia.