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Copenhagen Copenhagen: Nyhavn Canal Copenhagen Denmark: Rosenborg Castle
Exploring Copenhagen: History and culture
Tycho Brahe Planetarium Copenhagen: Tivoli The Little Mermaid sculpture
Freetown Christiania: A commune inside Copenhagen
Boats in Copenhagen harbor
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Exploring Copenhagen: History and culture
Overview of Copenhagen.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Freetown Christiania: A commune inside Copenhagen
Learn about the community of Christiania in Copenhagen.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Walk Copenhagen's streets to learn what makes it a Scandinavian political, administrative, and cultural centre
An introduction to Copenhagen, Denmark.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Den.
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Copenhagen: Nyhavn Canal
Nyhavn Canal, Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Map of Copenhagen (c. 1900), from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Denmark: Rosenborg Castle
Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen, constructed during the reign of Christian IV, early...
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Tycho Brahe Planetarium
Tycho Brahe Planetarium, Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen: Tivoli
Tivoli park and entertainment complex, Copenhagen.
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The Little Mermaid sculpture
The Little Mermaid, bronze sculpture by Edvard Eriksen, 1913, modeled after...
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Boats in Copenhagen harbor
Boats docked in Copenhagen harbor.
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Christian V
Christian V, statue in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen.
Gunnar Bach Pedersen
Copenhagen Zoo
Asian elephants at the Copenhagen Zoo.
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petasos
Hermes wearing a petasos, sculpture in the port of Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen University Botanical Garden
The Palm House at the Copenhagen University Botanical Garden, Denmark.
Fabrizio Morroia
Royal Danish Theatre
The Royal Danish Theatre, home to the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen: Tivoli
Brightly lit building at Tivoli pleasure garden, Copenhagen.
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