This was part of A day in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 🔗.
We started at Højbro Plads, where the equestrian statue of Bishop Absalon, the city’s legendary founder, overlooks the square. From there, we walked to the Stork Fountain (Storkespringvandet), a famous meeting point on the Strøget shopping street featuring three storks about to take flight.
Next, we visited the Church of the Holy Spirit (Helligaandskirken), one of the oldest churches in the city. Inside its quiet courtyard, we saw the Tomb of the Unknown Concentration Camp Prisoner, a somber memorial to those who perished during WWII. We also learned about the origins of Lego, discovering how the iconic Danish toy company grew from a small carpenter’s workshop into a global phenomenon.
We walked through the colorful Gråbrødretorv (Grey Friars Square), admiring the modern granite fountain by Søren Georg Jensen and the vibrant 18th-century houses. Heading toward the University of Copenhagen, we explored the Frue Plads square, which features an abstract memorial for seismologist Inge Lehmann, who discovered the Earth’s solid inner core, and a bust of Niels Bohr, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist. Across the square sits the Church of Our Lady (Copenhagen Cathedral), whose neoclassical tower is beautifully framed by the surrounding university buildings.
Next was the iconic Rundetaarn (Round Tower), built by Christian IV as an astronomical observatory. At its base, we found the bust of Tycho Brahe, the legendary astronomer, and the Trinitatis Church, which was originally built to serve university students. Our final leg took us through the historic Kultorvet square, where we saw the monument for the poets J.H. Wessel and J. Ewald, before concluding at the Torvehallerne food market to explore Copenhagen’s best local delicacies.
