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  1. BLOX and the Danish Architecture Center: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    Here you will see how one project brought together a road, exhibitions, workplaces, and housing on a vacant site.

  2. Church of Our Saviour: story on the “Christianshavn: Canals, Ramparts, and Christiania” route

    This stop takes the route from the former earthen boundary to a landmark designed for the entire harbor.

  3. City Hall Square: story on the “Copenhagen's Squares, Palaces, and Old Harbour” route

    This open urban space shows how two minutes of silence became a public act.

  4. Frederik's Church: story on the “Royal Copenhagen: Palaces, Citadel, and Harbour” route

    This stop will show the cost of the long gap between laying the foundation stone and its consecration.

  5. Knippelsbro: story on the “Christianshavn: Canals, Ramparts, and Christiania” route

    Here the route first brings a land route into contact with harbor work.

  6. Kongens Nytorv: story on the “Copenhagen's Squares, Palaces, and Old Harbour” route

    The square reveals the royal plan for a new center through the fate of its main monument.

  7. National Museum of Denmark: story on the “Copenhagen's Squares, Palaces, and Old Harbour” route

    The former royal residence explains how scattered collections became a national museum.

  8. Rosenborg Castle: story on the “Royal Copenhagen: Palaces, Citadel, and Harbour” route

    The moat and a family relic link the royal residence to a marriage that never took place.

  9. The Black Diamond: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    This is where the route begins with a contradiction between an open public building and a collection that must be protected from visitors.

  10. Bryggebroen Bridge: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    This stop explains the change in elevation at the western end and shows how neighboring construction altered the approach to the completed bridge.

  11. Christiansborg Palace Square: story on the “Copenhagen's Squares, Palaces, and Old Harbour” route

    This stop will connect the peaceful change of power with an inscription that left the crowd outside memory.

  12. Christianshavns Torv: story on the “Christianshavn: Canals, Ramparts, and Christiania” route

    The square lets you see the reverse side of urban order behind a neat residential façade.

  13. Cykelslangen: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    Here, one risky design option becomes the answer to the stairs, the steep slope, and the tight space by the water.

  14. Gammel Strand: story on the “Copenhagen's Squares, Palaces, and Old Harbour” route

    The last working day of one fishwife will bring a centuries-long history of the fish shore to an end.

  15. Gefion and The Little Mermaid: story on the “Royal Copenhagen: Palaces, Citadel, and Harbour” route

    The finale brings together the myth of an island's birth and the fate of the harbor's most recognizable monument.

  16. Islands Brygge Harbour Bath: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    The harbour bath shows why the residents' return to the water depended on an almost unnoticed pollution-warning system.

  17. Lille Langebro Bridge: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    On this bridge, the modern route follows the line along which the garrison once crossed the harbour.

  18. Søren Kierkegaards Plads: story on the “Bridges and Architecture of Copenhagen Harbour” route

    This stop will connect the library courtyard with the papers of two people whose shared story ended up in the same archive.

  19. St Alban's Church: story on the “Royal Copenhagen: Palaces, Citadel, and Harbour” route

    This parish church gives the route a story of persistence that stretched for almost half a century.

  20. Show Amalienborg Palace on the city map
  21. Show Freetown Christiania on the city map
  22. Show Kastellet Citadel on the city map
  23. Show New Harbour on the city map
  24. Show The King's Garden on the city map
  25. Show Tivoli Gardens on the city map
  26. Show Amalie Garden on the city map
  27. Show Christianshavn Canal and Overgaden Oven Vandet on the city map
  28. Show Christianshavn Rampart on the city map
  29. Show Copenhagen Opera House on the city map
  30. Show Havneholmen Residential Quarter on the city map
  31. Show Round Tower on the city map
  32. Show Strøget Pedestrian Street on the city map
  33. Show The Little Mermaid on the city map
  34. Show Black Diamond Waterfront on the city map
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