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Detail from the basin edge kites that were part of the fountain till 1923. The fountain stands just under 7 metres tall and the basin has a diameter of 3.1 metres. [1] The central motif of the fountain is a bull fighting a dragon.
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Højbro Plads (literally "High Bridge Square") is a rectangular public square located between the adjoining Amagertorv and Slotsholmen Canal in the City Centre of Copenhagen, Denmark. It takes its name from the Højbro Bridge which connects it to the Slotsholmen island on the other side of the canal while Gammel Strand extends along the near ...
The 1901 mock-up. A monument featuring a lur blower on the new City Hall Square was first proposed by Lorenz Frølich in circa 1890. [1] Martin Nyrop, who had designed the new Copenhagen City Hall, adopted the idea and originally envisioned two columns flanking the entrance to the City Hall Square from Vesterbrogade, each topped by a Heimdallr figure with a gjallarhorn.
A gift from Carl Jacobsen's Albertine Trust which was created to provide statues and monuments for the parks and squares of Copenhagen, the present statue was originally placed at Langelinie close to the waterfront but was moved to its current park setting when the Kastellet was reconstructed in the 1990s. [3]
Pages in category "Statues in Copenhagen" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. I. Ivar Huitfeldt ...
Statues in Copenhagen (4 C, 3 P) A. Allegorical sculptures in Copenhagen (3 P) Animal sculptures in Copenhagen (1 C, 8 P) M. Sculptures of men in Copenhagen (1 C, 2 P)
The Liberty Column. The Liberty Memorial (Danish: Frihedsstøtten), located in front of Central Station in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a 20 meter tall obelisque erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of serfdom (Danish: Stavnsbåndet).