Copenhagen
Copenhagen City was founded by Bishop Absalon
(1128-1201), who was at that time adviser of King Valdemar I, and the
archbishop of Roskilde, which was the capital of Denmark in the 12th
century. Here he initiated the building of Roskilde cathedral, the royal
burial place of Danish kings and queens for many centuries. He was also
the archbishop of Lund, a province in Sweden near Malmø.
Copenhagen
is famed for its Little Mermaid.
The beloved fairy tale
of the Little Mermaid was first published by Hans Christian Andersen in
1837. It is the story of the little mermaid who saves the life of a
shipwrecked prince and sets off on a perilous quest to win his love. The
price she pays is dear: to become human she must give up her lovely
voice as well as her mermaid’s tail, and if the prince should wed
another, she will turn into foam on sea and disappear forever.
Over the
past ten years, Copenhagen has reinvented itself and made its name as a
metropolis in Europe. It has undergone an amazing metamorphosis in a
wide variety of fields: design, fashion, media, art, film, shopping,
music, advertising, and, last but not least, food and drink. With CPH
international airport only 20 minutes away from the centre, and with the
recently-completed Øresund Bridge to Malmö, Sweden, many Copenhageners
now feel closer to capitals such as Stockholm, Berlin and London than to
other major cities in Denmark.
As the
city has become more international so has its palate. A few years ago
Asian, Middle-Eastern and South American food was off-territory for most
Copenhageners but now people of all ages sushi, nasi-goreng, tom yum
goong and couscous their way through their dinner appointments.
Warehouses have been turned into über-trendy restaurants, old
shops have been transformed into elegant bars, and everywhere you turn
new cafés and clubs are opening up.
Copenhagen nightlife is said to be among the liveliest in
Europe. Danes usually go out very late so many of the bars and
nightclubs are open until the early morning.
The nightlife in Copenhagen is concentrated in two districts, around
Kongens Nytorv and Sankt Hans Torv.
In the area around Kongens Nytorv there are both bars and nightclubs.
Most are situated on the street Gothersgade and in Nyhavn. Among the
popular nightclubs is Nasa, which has a stunning all-white interior.
However, you will be very lucky to get in there because it is a favorite
hangout for danish celebrities.
In the last decade bars in the area around Sankt Hans Torv have become
trendy. Sankt Hans Torv is situated in Nørrebro outside the main tourist
area, but is still worth the journey if you want to experience how the
Danes go out.
Copenhagen boasts the world's longest mall, Strøget,
which is an amalgamation of five streets - Frederiksberggade, Nygade,
Vimmelskaftet, Amagertorv and Østergade - running right through the
centre of the city between Rådhuspladsen and Kongens Nytorv, the square
at the head of the Nyhavn canal. A stroll down Stroget and its
surrounding streets is an easily manageable exercise in the art of
window shopping and within just a few hundred yards the picture can
change from large exclusive stores to curious speciality shops. Lurking
parallel to Strøget is quieter Strædet. The Queen herself is no stranger
to the main shopping street, Strøget, and its intimate side streets and
their networks of specialist shops which proudly call themselves
"purveyors to her Majesty the Queen of Denmark".
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