The yellow harbour bus #991 can get you to Royal Library ferry terminal from the north of the city. |
The yellow harbour bus #991 on the route along Copenhagen's harbour. |
This black diamond building is the Royal Library. |
Danish headquarters of Nordea bank is located at Christianshavn. |
“E-conomic regnskabsprogram” accounting software company. |
Søren Kierkegaards Plads is a harbourside public square on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. |
The Lapidarium of Kings as seen from Søren Kierkegaards Plads. |
The Lapidarium of Kings as seen from the corner. |
This new pedestrian bridge spans over Frederiksholms Kanal. |
Frederiksholms Kanal. |
The Lapidarium of Kings. |
The white statue of a woman is situated beside the Lapidarium of Kings. |
The black statue of a woman is situated beside the Lapidarium of Kings. |
The black statue of Neptune is situated beside the Lapidarium of Kings. |
These black statues are situated on Søren Kierkegaards Plads. |
The huge bicycle parking is beside the Royal Library. |
A bicycle with yellow wheels is at the bicycle parking of the Royal Library. |
The fountain is beside the Royal Library. |
The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum. |
The sky bridge spans over Christians Brygge and connects two parts of the Royal Library. |
There is the student canteen and cafeteria inside the Royal Library. |
The sumptuous public restroom is located inside the Royal Library. |
The facade windows of the Royal Library are transparent from inside. |
The doors of the Royal Library are made of glass. |
The escalators of the Royal Library are long and sloping. |
The huge transparent window of the Royal Library. |
This is the interior of the sky bridge of the Royal Library. |
The students are learning in the Royal Library. |
This is a view from the skywalk of the Royal Library in the south-western direction. |
This is a view from the skywalk of the Royal Library in the north-eastern direction. |
This is the interior of the Royal Library first floor in the area of entrance doors and escalators. |
The new Cirkelbroen bridge spans over Christianshavn canal. |
Nordea corporate office. |
The Nordea corporate office buildings are on the background of the tower of Christian's Church. |
The Nordea corporate office buildings are located along Copenhagen's harbour. |
Nordea bank. |
Slotsholmsgade street. |
Børsen historic building as seen from Slotsholmsgade street. |
Børsen is a 17th-century stock exchange in the center of Copenhagen. |
Børsen is most noted for its distinctive spire, shaped as the tails of four dragons twined together, reaching a height of 56 metres. |
Børsen is situated next to Christiansborg Palace. |
This is the spire of Børsen. |
The spire of Børsen is decorated with the tails of four dragons twined together. |
Built under the reign of Christian IV in 1619-1640, the building of Børsen is considered a leading example of the Dutch Renaissance style in Denmark. |
The facade of the building of Børsen. |
The tower of the former church of St. Nicholas as seen from Slotsholmsgade street. |
Børsen is a protected building for conservation purposes. |
The tower of the former church of St. Nicholas. |
Børsen as seen from the west side. |
Børsen is the old stock exchange dates back to 1625 and is one of the oldest buildings in Copenhagen. |
The Church of Holmen is a Parish church in central Copenhagen. |
This roundabout connects Slotsholmsgade and Børsgade streets. |
The tower of Christiansborg Palace. |
This coat of arms is installed over the door of building at Christiansborg Slotsplads #1. |
Two state flags of Denmark are installed at the entrance to the Danish Parliament. |
This is the equestrian statue of Frederik VII who established the Danish Constitution. |
Christiansborg Slotsplads. |
At the entrance to the complimentary elevator leading to the top of Christiansborg Palace tower. |
The King's Lift is the elevator which moves upward to the top of Christiansborg Palace tower. |
Christiansborg Ridebane is a riding court with surrounding barn buildings located at Christiansborg Castle. |
For almost 100 years there was a secret room at the top of Christiansborg where plaster statues gathered dust and only Parliamentary officers went when it was necessary to hoist flags. The Tower is now open to the public, but the sense of forgotten history, secrecy and fantasy can still be felt and the old plaster statues still have their home in these unique rooms. You can experience a new side of Copenhagen from the Tower. You can enjoy the view from the highest tower in the city, gain an impression of its fascinating history and visit a restaurant that is a cut above many.
The building of “Danhostel Copenhagen City” as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The tower of Copenhagen City Hall as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The tower of Palace Hotel as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The parking place of the Christiansborg Castle as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Christiansborg Ridebane as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Ny Vestergade street as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The equestrian statue of Christian IX as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Højbro Plads square as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Frederik's Church, popularly known as the Marble Church, as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Slotsholmen canal as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Holmens Bro bridge as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The View is the highest level of the Tower you can visit. You can see Copenhagen from completely new angles. You can see streets, buildings and details that you may never have noticed before. You can see roofs and towers and all the way to Sweden on a clear day. You can just visit the View or combine it with a visit to the Restaurant. Admission is free.
The Church of Holmen as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Church of Our Lady “Vor Frue Kirke” as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Amagertorv square as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The tower of the former church of St. Nicholas as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Amagerværket power station as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Holmens Kanal street as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Borsgraven canal as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The tower of Christian's Church as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Royal Library as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
AC Hotel Bella Sky as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Børsen as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
Church of Our Saviour “Vor Frelsers Kirke” as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
the southeastern direction: Børsen, the Church of Our Saviour 'Vor Frelsers Kirke', Christian's Church 'Christians Kirke', the Black Diamond library, the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Koncerthuset 'Copenhagen Concert Hall', the AC Hotel Bella Sky Copenhagen;
the southwestern direction: the Danhostel Copenhagen City, the Crystal, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum, Tivoli Gardens amusement park, Copenhagen Central Station, Carlsberg Hovedkontor 'Carlsberg Breweries Headquarters' (22-story high-rise building), the Carlsberg Silo, the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Copenhagen City Hall, the Scandic Palace Hotel and Absalons Gård;
the northwestern direction: Frederiksberg Town Hall, the Church of Our Lady, the Round Tower, the Church of the Holy Ghost 'Helligåndskirken', the Nikolaj contemporary art center 'The former St. Nicholas Church', Rigshospitalet hospital;
the northeastern direction: the Marble Church 'Marmorkirken', Amalienborg, Magasin du Nord, Amagerværket power station, the Church of Holmen, Danmarks Nationalbank.
The map of the objects which can be seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower, the southeastern direction. |
The map of the objects which can be seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower, the southwestern direction. |
The map of the objects which can be seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower, the northwestern direction. |
The map of the objects which can be seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower, the northeastern direction. |
The Tower is part of the third and present-day Christiansborg Palace, which was built during the period 1907-1928. Like the rest of the palace, it was designed by architect Thorvald Jørgensen. However, during the process the construction plan was changed several times. Savings were made by leaving out some of the decorative elements and there was only one crown on top of the Tower, for instance, when the palace was completed in 1928.
It was only in 1934 that the two other crowns were added on the initiative of the then Minister for the Interior, Bertel Dahlgaard, who felt that with only one crown, the Tower resembled Korsør Railway Station too much. The addition of the two other crowns made the Tower higher than the tower on Copenhagen City Hall and, at 106 metres, the Tower on Christiansborg Palace is still the highest tower in Copenhagen - topping the one on the City Hall by 40 centimetres.
The Tower is made of reinforced concrete with a granite-clad facade and it originally had a tiled roof. After a national collection in 1937, the tiles were replaced with copper cladding.
An inspection of the cladding and the underlying reinforced concrete at the beginning of the new millennium revealed that they were in such poor condition that a radical renovation was necessary. The renovation took place between 2006-2009.
After the renovation, the roof is copper-brown in colour until the wind and the weather cause it to become coated with verdigris and turn it into its characteristic green colour.
The Nordea corporate office buildings as seen from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Christiansborg Castle tower. |
In June 2014, a viewing platform in the Christiansborg Castle tower, still the tallest in the city, was made accessible to the public. |
This door is the exit from the Christiansborg Castle tower. |
The Christiansborg Castle tower as seen from the parking place of the Christiansborg Castle. |
The bicycle parking is beside the Danish Parliament. |
The statue of Rikskansler Peder Griffenfeld is located inside the Christiansborg Palace. |
The Tøjhus history museum is located inside the Christiansborg Palace. |
There is the pond in the Royal Library garden which is located beside the Christiansborg Palace. |
Statue of Søren Kierkegaard is located in the Royal Library garden. |
The pond is located in the Royal Library garden. |
A drake is wandering near the pond of the Royal Library garden. |
This building is located at Rigsdagsgården 13B in the Royal Library garden. |
This is one of the fabulous buildings in the Royal Library garden. |
This leafless tree grows in the Royal Library garden. |
Fascinating flower bed idea is implemented at the entrance to the Danish Parliament. |
An amazing flower bed is situated at the entrance to the Danish Parliament. |
This is the facade of the Danish Parliament building. |
The equestrian statue of Frederik VII. |
The equestrian statue of Frederik VII is located on Christiansborg Slotsplads square. |
The Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen. |
Christiansborg Slotskirke сhurch. |
The Royal Reception Rooms castle. |
The Højbro bridge. |