What is the most famous thing in Denmark?

The following are famous buildings in Denmark:

Mermaid Bronze Statue

The Mermaid (Den Lille havfrue, in English: The Little Mermaid) is located on the Long Beach waterfront, northeast of Copenhagen city center. It is a world-famous bronze statue of a mermaid. From a distance, the mermaid with a fish tail sits serenely and elegantly on a huge granite rock, while up close she looks sad and thoughtful. Bronze statue is about 1.5 meters high, the diameter of the cornerstone is about 1.8 meters. Is the Danish sculptor Edward. Elliksen based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "Daughter of the Sea" casting. The bronze statue was financed by Carlsberg Brewery founder Carl Jacobsen. Carl Jacobsen, the founder of Carlsberg Brewing Company. The bronze mermaid statue has been on the Long Beach waterfront for more than 80 years, since its inauguration in 1913. She has attracted countless visitors. It is said that you have not been to Copenhagen until you have seen a mermaid. The bronze statue of the mermaid has become the symbol of Copenhagen. However, the mermaid was also "beheaded" or "cut off" in 1964 and 1984, and "beheaded" again in February 1998, but was soon recovered. The Danes claim that the mermaid was decapitated. The Danes claim that mermaids have been beheaded or had their arms cut off, mostly by pranksters whose main motivation is to seek excitement and attract media attention. The Danes are proud of the mermaid, and have produced souvenirs such as the crystal mermaid and a bronze statue of the mermaid. It is now a Copenhagen landmark.

Bronze Statue of Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805 in Oostdam, Denmark, and in his lifetime, he wrote 150 immortal fairy tales such as The Mermaid, The Girl Who Sells Matches, and The Ugly Duckling, which weaved a beautiful childhood for millions of children around the world. The 3-meter-high statue of Hans Christian Andersen, made of bronze, is located next to the bustling street, and many tourists pass by him every day, and those who know him raise their heads to admire the master's face or press their hands on his knees to take photos. The master of the fairy tale as the best gift to the children of the world never had children himself, he had several love affairs and was even rumored to be homosexual. He came to Copenhagen when he was 15 years old, once lived in a small house by a canal because of a broken heart, and in his later years was rather depressed, dying at the age of 70 of liver cancer at a friend's country house. Now his statue, left hand holding a walking stick, right hand holding a book, but also with the index finger between the pages, head slightly raised to the left, looking up at the "dream factory" Tivoli garden, there is a kind of "time I do not give" dismay on the face.

Amalienborg Castle

Located in the eastern part of the city of Copenhagen, on the shore of the ?resund, is the main palace of the royal family. The Queen and Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark spend most of the year here. The palace was designed by one of the most famous architects of all time, Nikolaj Igvid, and a bronze statue of the king on horseback was to be made. The four palaces were built between 1754 and 1760. An octagonal square was created in front of the four palaces, and in 1768 a bronze statue of Fétéré V on horseback, made by the French sculptor Sully, was placed in the center of the square. At that time, the Baolong Foreign Exchange Company also built a fence for the bronze statue with the money earned from trade with China. The four palaces changed hands, but were always inhabited by the nobility, and in 1794, when Christchurch Palace was destroyed by fire, the royal family decided to move to the Four Palaces of Ameliaenburg. Since then, it has been the seat of the Crown. Today, the Danish flag is hoisted over the building that houses Queen Margrethe II whenever she is in the palace. At the western end of the east-west axis of Amelienborg Palace Square is the "Marble Church". The cathedral was originally built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Oldenburg royal family's rule of Denmark (1479-1749), but after the foundation stone was laid in 1749, the project was delayed by a lack of funds for more than a hundred years until its completion in 1894. Every day, the Royal Guard of the Danish state performs a changing of the guard ceremony here at noon, creating a unique sight here.

The Parliament Building, also known as Christiansborg Slot

was first built between 1773-1775. The then King Christian VI razed the old royal palace (Copenhagen Palace) to the ground for pleasure and built a new palace of prominence, splendor and comfort on top of it. Since this palace was the bedchamber of King Christian VI, it was named Christianborg Palace. Fort Christian Palace has the European eighteenth-century Rococo architectural style, which is characterized by slim and cumbersome, white and gray tones. The interior of the palace is decorated with very luxurious ceilings and the rooms have marble or wooden floors. The walls are hung with thick tapestries or paintings. All rooms were decorated with crystal chandeliers, mirrors, French furniture and various works of art. In the backyard of the Chateau, a royal stable was built, with two rows of medieval side houses on either side of the stable. On the left and right sides of the exit of the stable, two stone pavilions in the form of rococo domes were built. The pavilions are flanked by buildings, which are connected to the side houses of the stud farm. Between the two pavilions there is a carriageway with a marble bridge at the end. Since 1849, Christchamberg Palace has been used as a parliamentary venue. Today, Christchamberg Palace is the seat of the Danish Parliament and is therefore also known as the Parliament Building. Here, the Prime Minister's office, the Queen's audience hall, the Danish Supreme Court are located, and the Danish government ministers also have an office here. Part of Christchurch Castle is now the Royal Danish Welcome Room. As the name suggests, the Royal Danish Welcome Rooms are used by members of the Danish royal family for reception activities. In these rooms, the Queen receives ambassadors to Denmark, receives the Royal New Year's message and meets important foreign leaders on New Year's Day. The Royal Welcome Room is lavishly decorated and contains a collection of valuable artworks, including many by world-famous artists of the early 20th century. The Royal Welcome Room is divided into many smaller rooms, including the Giant's Hall, the King's Staircase, the Crown Room, the Frederick Room, the Hall of Giant Tapestries, the Royal Banqueting House and the Queen's Private Library.

Crystal Palace

Frederiksborg Slot (Crystal Palace) is located in Hillerod, a small town in the north of Zealand, about 45 kilometers northwest of Copenhagen. Its complex is located in the lake on three small islands, four sides of the lake ripples, the scenery is breathtaking. The palace was built in 1560 under King Fittred II (

1559-1588). His son, Christian IV (1588-1648), demolished some of the original buildings and added a new one on the easternmost island in 1600. The palace, with 60 halls, was built in the Dutch Renaissance style, and is the most prominent Renaissance-style building remaining in Northern Europe, and is known as the "Danish Versailles". Some people call it simply "Crystal Palace". The Palace is a three-sided building. The front and right wing is the palace, the left wing is the church. The palace is covered with copper plates, four spires decorated between them, adding to the building is beautiful. In the north-east corner there is a long gallery which crosses the lake and leads one into the King's reception hall. From 1671 to 1840, successive kings have held coronation ceremonies in the church of the Palace of Philadelphia. 1859, a fire destroyed most of the furniture in the palace, the roof and the steeple were all destroyed, only the church was spared. 1876, Carlsberg Brewery, the founder of the cultural cause of the Carlsberg Brewery Jacobsen for the restoration of the Palace of Philadelphia donated all the restoration costs, and proposed that Philadelphia Palace into the Danish National Museum of History. His proposal was adopted. In the process of restoration, the Knights Hall and other important halls were restored to their original appearance, while other rooms were built according to the needs of the museum. 1878, the Danish National Museum of History was established in the Palace of the Danish, Jacobsen hired a number of famous oil painters for the museum to paint paintings based on Danish history as the theme. At present, the museum has a collection of works by famous Danish painters of all generations since the 16th century, which also includes a large number of portraits of famous people.

Kronborg Slot (also known as Hamlet Castle)

Situated in the northern part of Zealand on the sea shore of the city of Helsingor, across the sea from the city of Helsingborg, Sweden, and located in one of the Baltic Sea outlets of the Strait of ?resund at the narrowest exit, 45 kilometers northeast of the city of Copenhagen. 45 kilometers northeast of Copenhagen. Kronborg Palace, meaning "Palace of the Crown", was built in 1574 and completed in 1585. It was designed and built by a Dutch architect. The palace is made of rock, brown copper roof, majestic, magnificent, is the most exquisite Renaissance style palace in Northern Europe.

Kronborg Palace was destroyed twice in its history. In 1629 and 1658-1660 was destroyed or looted twice, after years of restoration to gradually form the present appearance. By the time of King Fétéré IV (1699-1730), the fortifications around the Kronborg Palace were strengthened and the palace was constantly restored. From 1785 to 1922, it was used as a barracks. The artillery on the outskirts of the palace is 200-300 years old. Inside the palace there is a large collection of ancient tapestries and paintings. On the wall of the outer courtyard of the Kronborg Palace there is a bas-relief statue of Shakespeare. Tourists visit Kronborg Palace, must be in front of the Shakespeare statue. Legend has it that Shakespeare wrote his famous tragedy "Hamlet" with this castle as the background. The palace is currently under construction. When tourists set foot in Denmark, in addition to visiting Kronborg Palace, they can also visit the ?resund Strait outside. The ?resund is the main link between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea (ships sailing from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea can also pass through the Fermat Strait south of the island of Lolland in the south of Denmark, through the Great Belt or Little Belt, and then through the Kattegat Strait to the north of the ?resund, and the Skagerrak between Denmark and Norway). The ?re Straits are therefore of great strategic importance. Visitors stand on the seawall in front of Kronborg Palace and look east to the city of Helsingborg in Sweden. It is the narrowest point of the ?re Straits. According to a Danish naval captain, it is about 4 kilometers wide and the deepest water is 20 meters deep. Danish regulations require any foreign submarine to surface when passing through the ?resund. In addition, there is a Frederiksborg (also known as the Summer Palace) on Zealand, which is known as the Three Fortresses of Zealand along with the Kronborg Palace and the Fittredborg Palace. The fort is also unique in style and mirrors the remaining two forts. It is also well worth your while to take a good look.

The following are other food customs:

Food Specialties

Danish specialties include Carlsberg and Tebka beers, sweet wine pudding, Danish roasted leg and special sandwiches. The most famous Danish pastry, also known as Wienerbroed, is available in every bakery in a variety of flavors. Typical Danish dishes include pork meatballs (Frikadeller), poached cod with mustard sauce, crispy roast pork (Flaeskesteg), beef stew with potatoes (Hvid Labskovs), and beef burgers with fried onions (Hakkeboef). There's also a cold buffet (Koldt Bord) with dishes such as herring, salads, assorted cold cuts of meat, smoked fish and cheese.

The iconic Danish food is the Smoerrebroed, an open-faced sandwich that ranges from the simplest to one so complex it resembles a sculpture. Denmark is the country with the highest pork consumption in the world. The world-famous "Danish" is called Wienerbroed in Denmark, and there's a bakery on almost every corner with a drool-worthy assortment. Typical Danish dishes include pork meatballs (Frikadeller), poached cod with mustard sauce (Kogt Torsk), crispy roast pork (Flaeskesteg), beef stew with potatoes (Hvid Labskovs), and beef burgers with onions (Hakkeboef), and there's also a cold buffet (Koldt Bord), with dishes like herring, salads, assorted cold cuts of meat and cheese. Both Carlsberg and Dubbel factories in Denmark produce excellent beer, and the legal minimum age for purchasing alcoholic beverages is 16. The Danes have a deep affection for bread, and can produce more than 700 different kinds of single, double and multi-layer bread sandwiches. If you will be the layers were sandwiched with slices of bacon, tomato slices, liver sauce, water carrot slices, etc., it really can be called a beautiful meal; they like to eat orange juice mixed with duck, it is said that this dish is usually as a banquet table "finale" of the delicacies; used to eating Western food, Chinese food is also quite interested in.

Diet

Danish dietary preferences have the following characteristics: ① pay attention to the dishes fragrant, crispy, pay attention to a variety of dishes quality fine; ② taste is generally not too salty, love the slightly sour with a sweet taste; ③ staple food to the pasta-based, love to eat food such as bread; ④ side dishes like fish, chicken, duck, eggs, pork, beef, lamb, frozen meat, dried meat, cheese, etc.; vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, cabbage, etc.; seasonings love Vegetables like potatoes, tomatoes, scallions, cabbage, etc.; seasonings like cloves, coriander, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, etc.; ⑤ system: cold, stir-fried, grilled, fried, roasted and other cooking methods such as cooking methods of the dishes favored; ⑥ Chinese food: favorite Chinese Cantonese cuisine; ⑦ recipes: appreciate the cold platters, eggplant pan-fried duck legs, fried meatballs, fried beef with slipped eggs, almond fish, fish, fruit sauce, crispy chicken, dry-roasted prawns, yucca fried shredded pork, mushrooms, fish and chips in soup and other flavors of the dishes; ⑧ Water and wine: like to drink beer; love to drink orange juice, mineral water, sour milk, coffee, cocoa; also happy to taste the fragrant piece of flower tea; ⑨ Fruit: love to eat citrus, oranges, apples, grapes, etc.; dry fruits love to eat almonds, raisins and so on.

Denmark and Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, known as the world's happiest country. Denmark is also known as the cheese market in Europe.

Entertainment

In the early years of Scandinavia was known for its "openness", Copenhagen in particular, is a famous tourist city, with a large number of cinemas and theaters, and different weekly sightseeing programs for people to choose to participate in, as well as nightlife venues, such as pubs and bars, Bodega and so on, which is a legitimate pastime for the chatting. Fees are reasonable, but for night clubs it is advisable to go in a group and ask for the fee or be accompanied by a local who knows the scene.

The Danish tourist season begins on May 1 with the opening of Tivoli Garden, the Copenhagen amusement park, and ends on the second Sunday in September, when the park closes for the season.

Local Characteristics

Fairy Tale Kingdom

Andersen made Denmark known as the "Kingdom of Fairy Tales" with his popular fairy tales such as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," "The Daughter of the Sea" and "The Emperor's New Clothes.

1913, Danish sculptor Edvard Eriksen (Edvard Eriksen) based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Daughter of the Sea" cast a mermaid bronze statue. The statue is located in Copenhagen's Long Beach Park (Langelinie) and has become a symbol of Denmark. In addition, a full-length bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen stands in Copenhagen's City Hall Square. Every tourist who passes by will go up to shake hands with the "Father of Fairy Tales" and take a picture of him holding a book by Hans Christian Andersen. In the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen Odense, built the Hans Christian Andersen House Museum, countless people fascinated by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales to go there to admire, visit.

Ancient Royalty

The Kingdom of Denmark is the oldest monarchy in the world. From the historic King Harald (who reigned from 940 to 986 AD) to the current monarch, Queen Margrethe II, the royal line has been carried on for millennia.

The history of Denmark amounts to a history of the Danish royal family. Over the millennia, the Danish royal family has seen a number of powerful and accomplished monarchs, who have passed down many legendary stories. The most prominent of these monarchs were Queen Margrethe I (reigned 1387-1397) and King Christian IV (reigned 1588-1648).

Since the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in 1849, the Danish royal family has relinquished its right to rule the country, but as representatives of the nation, the royal family has always been supported and admired by the Danish people. The royal family has become a deep-rooted historical bond in the Kingdom of Denmark, an important tradition that cannot be abandoned.

Palaces and castles

As a symbol of the royal family, Denmark, the smallest country in Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway), but has a large number of royal castles. Thousands of years of royal history, so that the construction of the palace has never stopped.

Because of the many castles and cumbersome names, Denmark's royal palaces have an alias. For example, Fredensborg Palace (Fredensborg) is known as the "Peace Palace", Frederiksborg Palace (Frederiksborg Slot) is also known as the "Crystal Palace", Kronborg Palace (Kronborg Slot) because of being Kronborg Slot is also known as Hamlet Castle because it was used by Shakespeare as the setting for Hamlet.

These palaces were designed by renowned architects of the time, and range from classical styles to a fusion of new century architectural styles. Each palace is an heirloom work of art.

Greenland

As a self-governing territory of Denmark, Greenland, the world's largest island (with an area of 2,175,600 square kilometers), is home to more than 50,000 inhabitants, 90 percent of whom are Eskimos. For a long time, they have been building houses made of snow and ice, called "igloos"; wearing clothes made of reindeer skins chewed by women, called "Anulagu"; eating raw meat from hunting to get enough calories. They ate hunted raw meat to get enough calories. Today, unlike the Eskimos of other regions, who have lived an indigenous life of discrimination and massacre, the Greenland Eskimos have been helped by the Danish government to move out of the "igloos" where they have lived for generations, to set up their own parliament, a television station, and to intermarry with the Danes.

Because it is located in the Arctic Circle, every winter, Greenland will be the polar night lasts for several months, Greenland over the Cornwall will also appear colorful Northern Lights. In the summer, the sun hangs overhead all day long, Greenland will become a polar day under the Sunset Island.