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Sankt Nicolai Kirke
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Den Blå Planet
Designed to look like a whirlpool from above, Copenhagens new, aluminum-clad aquarium is the largest in northern Europe. The space is divided into climatic and geographic sections, the most spectacular of which is Ocean/Coral Reef. Home to swarms of Technicolor tropical fish, the e
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Aarhus Domkirke
With a lofty nave spanning nearly 100m in length, Aarhus Domkirke is Denmark’s longest church. The original Romanesque chapel at the eastern end dates from the 12th century, while most of the rest of the church is 15th-century Gothic. Like other Danish churches, the cathedral was o
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Sagnlandet Lejre
Easily reached from Lejre train station on bus 233, this experimental archaeology centre is truly fascinating. Enthusiastic re-enactors use ancient technology to test out various theories: How many people does it take to build a dolmen? What plants might have been used to dye cloth
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Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Scandinavias largest library consists of two very distinct parts: the original, 19th-century red-brick building and the head-turning Black Diamond extension, the latter a leaning parallelogram of sleek black granite and smoke-coloured glass. From the soaring, harbour-fronting atriu
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Danmarks Borgcenter
The ruins of King Valdemar the Greats Vordingborg Slot have been given new life with the opening of the Danish Castle Centre, a high-tech museum exploring the castles history, as well as that of medieval Danish power, politics and castle life. Using interactive iPads, visitors can
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Rådhus
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Rundetårn
Haul yourself to the top of the 34.8m-high, red-brick Round Tower and you will be following in the footsteps of such luminaries as King Christian IV, who built it in 1642 as an observatory for the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe. Youll also be following in the hoofsteps of Tsar Peter
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Museum Silkeborg
Here you can check out the amazingly well-preserved body of the 2350-year-old Tollund Man , the central (albeit leathery) star in an otherwise smart but predictable collection. The well-preserved face of the Tollund Man is hypnotic in its detail, right down to the stubble on his ch
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Karen Blixen Museet
Karen Blixen’s former home in Rungsted is now the Karen Blixen museum. Fans of her writing will appreciate how it remains much the way she left it, with photographs, Masai spears, paintings, shields and other mementoes of her time in Africa, such as the gramophone given to Blixen b
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Amalienborg Slot
Home of the current queen, Margrethe II, Amalienborg Slot consists of four austere, 18th-century palaces around a large cobbled square. The changing of the guard takes place here daily at noon, the new guard having marched through the city centre from the barracks on Gothersgade at
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Fuglsang Kunstmuseum
Lolland’s cultural cred received a much-needed boost with the opening of Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, considered one of Denmark’s most comprehensive regional art museums. White, abstract and dramatically framed by Lolland’s trademark green fields, its permanent collection spans Danish pai
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Grenen
Appropriately enough for such a neat and ordered country, Denmark doesn’t end untidily at its most northerly point, but on a neat finger of sand just a few metres wide. You can actually paddle at its tip, where the waters of the Kattegat and Skagerrak clash, and you can put one foo
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Odense Zoo
Denmark’s showpiece zoo borders both banks of the river, 2km south of the city centre. Its an active supporter of conservation and education programs, and its residents include tigers, lions, giraffes, zebras and chimpanzees, plus an ‘oceanium’ with penguins and manatees.The highli
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Nationalpark Vadehavet
One of the new national parks created in Denmark in the last few years is Nationalpark Vadehavet. Stretching along Jutland’s west coast from Ho Bugt (west of Esbjerg) to the German border, and incorporating the popular holiday islands of Rømø and Fanø, its marshlands provide food a
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Køge Museum
Occupying a half-timbered 17th-century abode, the revamped Køge Museum uses state-of-the-art technology to bring to life its local-history artefacts. One exhibition examines the ill-fated 17th-century battleship Dannebroge, while another explores the Strøby Egede grave from 4000 BC
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Sankt Catharinæ Kirke
Founded by Spanish Blackfriars in 1228, St Catharine’s Church was originally built on reclaimed marshland, but it eventually collapsed. The present structure dates from the 15th century. Of the 13 churches built during the pre-Reformation period in Ribe, Sankt Catharinæ Kirke and R
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HEART
If you’re a fan of modern art, chances are you’ve heard of Italian conceptual artist Piero Manzoni (1933–63). What you may not know is that the biggest public collection of his work is not in Milan, but on the eastern fringe of Herning (population 48,000), a regional textile centre
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Kongernes Lapidarium
Housed in Christian IVs old brewery, an extraordinary building dating from 1608, the Lapidarium of the Kings features original royal sculptures from Denmarks castles and gardens. Among these are the original, 18th-century sandstone figures from Normandsdalen at Fredensborg Slot, un
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Bangsbo
It’s well worth exploring the Bangsbo area, 3km south from the town centre. The main drawcard is Bangsbo Museum , an old country estate with an interesting mix of exhibits. The manor house displays antique furnishings and collectibles, while the old farm buildings house ship figure
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