Image credit: Constantin Hansen (1837). Image located at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen.
Egeskov Castle.Egeskov Castle is a Danishcastle located on the island of Funen. The castle is constructed on oakenpiles and located in a small lake of maximum depth five meters. Originally, the only access was by means of a drawbridge. According to legend, it took an entire forest of oak trees to build the foundation, hence the name Egeskov (literally: Oak forest).
Train at Aalborg Station
Intercity train from the largest train operator in Denmark, DSB, at Aalborg railway station. The train itself is the Bombardier IC3 type.
The coronation of King Christian IV, painted by Otto Bache in 1887.
The coronation of King Christian IV, 29 August 1596. Painting by Otto Bache (1887).
Photo credit: Otto Bache (1887). Image located at the Frederiksborg Museum.
Otto Bache, "The conspirators riding from Finderup".
Otto Bache: "The conspirators riding from Finderup barn following the murder of Eric Klipping".
Image credit: Otto Bache (1882). Image located at the Frederiksborg Museum.
The golden horns of Gallehus.
The golden horns of Gallehus were two golden horns, one shorter than the other, discovered in near Tønder in 1639 and 1734. Both horns were believed to have been created in the fifth century (Germanic Iron Age). The original golden horns were stolen in 1802 and subsequently destroyed by the thief, Niels Heidenreich, who subsequently served 37 years in jail. A replica set was created in the 1860s, and two additional sets were created in 1980.
The oldest set of replicas were stolen from the Kongernes Jelling museum on 17 September 2007. The Danish National Museum states that the replicas have little monetary value as they are made of gild silver in contrast to the originals that were solid gold. They were recovered by Danish police on 19 September 2007.
The theatre Fair Play in Holbæk. The theatre ensemble is a touring ensemble, which has specialized in children and youth stage shows. This building is their home-stage where they practices and perform shows.
The memorial on Skamlingsbanken between Kolding and Christiansfeld. The memorial was raised in honour of 18 danes who had done some commendable actions in Schleswig in 1863. It was destroyed by the Germans in 1864, during the Second Schleswig War but was re-raised in 1865.
The Øresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden. The city in the horizon is Malmö in Sweden. The two islands belong to Denmark; to the right is the artificially created Peberholm, to the left is the nature preserve, Saltholm.
A Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning. Pictured in the Afrika exhibition at Copenhagen Zoo.
The old buildings on Gråbrødre Torv
The old buildings on the central square Gråbrødre Torv in central Copenhagen. With one exception, all these buildings are built 1729-1732. The exception is the leftmost building, which is build in 1800.
The church of Als in Mariagerfjord municipality. The church – dating to the 11th century – is built in the traditional classic stile, typical of Danish churches of that time.
Rundetårn (lit. the round tower) is a 34,8 metre high tower in the central Copenhagen. It was built on order from king Christian IV between 1637 and 1642.
Kongens Nytorv
Kongens Nytorv in central Copenhagen. In December an ice-skating arena is erected for public use. To the left the Royal Theatre is visible and in the background the shopping mall Magasin du Nord.
Danish Jul dinner with traditional dishes: Duck with stuffing made of apples and prunes, roast pork with crackling, potatoes fried in caramel, sweet and sour red cabbage and gravy. The traditional Christmas decoration colors are red, gold and white. The dessert is a traditional dish called risalamande (variant of rice pudding).
