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This is a list of sites where claims for the use of archaeoastronomy have been made, sorted by country.. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) jointly published a thematic study on heritage sites of astronomy and archaeoastronomy to be used as a guide to UNESCO in its evaluation of the cultural importance of archaeoastronomical ...
The Round Tower (Danish: Rundetårn) is a 17th-century tower in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV.Built as an astronomical observatory, it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top (34.8 meters above ground), and its views over Copenhagen.
Location Notes 1 Lighthouse: 2022 142 m (466 ft) Aarhus: Denmark's tallest completed building; 43 floors 2 Pasteurs Tower: 2022 128 m (420 ft) Copenhagen: The tallest building in Copenhagen; 37 floors 3 Herlev Hospital: 1976 120 m (394 ft) Herlev: Joint 25th tallest hospital in the world. 4 Christiansborg Palace: 1928 106 m (348 ft) Copenhagen
Workers’ Assembly Halls (Denmark)* Capital Region: 2023 iii, iv, vi (cultural) This transnational nomination comprises buildings in Australia, Argentina, and Denmark related to the international democratic labour movement and mass organisation of workers from 1850 onward. They were purpose-built to serve as meeting places and contained ...
This is a consolidated list of castles and palaces in Denmark. The Danish word slot , like the word schloss in the related Germanic language — modern German — can mean either castle , a Country house or palace , in accordance with common English usage.
Location Date Coordinates Notes Ref Dragsholm Castle: Ref: Klintegården: 1916: House designed by Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint: Ref: Korshagenhus: Rørvig: 1960: The architect Erik Korshagen's own summer house: Ref: Malergården: Former home and studio of Sigurd Svane, now a historic house museum: Ref: The Round House: 1956: Arne Jacobsen ...
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Most Gothic architecture in Denmark is found in churches and monasteries, though there are also examples in the secular field. Glimmingehus (1499–1506), a rectangular castle in Scania, was commissioned by the Danish nobleman Jens Holgersen Ulfstand who hired Adam van Düren , a North German master who also worked on Lund Cathedral .