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The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, home of the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera.
The Hans Christian Andersen Castle serves as one of the entrances to the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened in 1843, the Gardens are one of the oldest amusement parks in the world and feature open-air concerts, dancing, numerous cafes and restaurants, and, of course, amusement-park rides.
Hans Christian Andersen is Denmark’s most beloved author. This bronze statue by Henry Luckow-Nielsen was erected in 1965 in the Copenhagen City Hall Square and depicts Anderson with a book, facing the boulevard named for him. Andersen is the author of plays, novels, poems, travel books, and several autobiographies, but he is best known for his 156 fairy tales.
Changing of the guard in the large octagonal courtyard of the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. Bordering the plaza are four buildings with identical facades that serve as the winter home of the royal family.
One of four identical rococo buildings making up the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. The crowds gather to watch the changing-of-the-guard ceremony.
Denmark's ultra-modern Copenhagen Opera House, completed in 2005, stands on the island of Holmen in the center of Copenhagen.
Side view of Christiansborg Palace on the island of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. The structure serves as the seat of the Folketinget (the Danish parliament), the prime minister's office, and the Danish Supreme Court. It is the only building in the world where all three branches of government -- the executive, legislative, and judicial -- are housed in one building.
Denmark's Copenhagen City Hall, first opened in 1905, is the headquarters for the Municipal Council and the Lord Mayor.
The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen Harbor has been a symbol of Copenhagen, Denmark, since 1913. Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the small, unimposing bronze statue has been damaged or defaced many times in the past half-century, but has always been restored.
The Nyhavn area of Copenhagen, Denmark, was home to famous fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen. He occupied three different dwellings along this scenic canal at different times in his life. Many of these picturesque structures have been converted into cafes and restaurants.
The Faroe Islands are an autonomous territory of Denmark, and one of the most iconic sights is the Mulafossur waterfall, situated on Vagar Island. The North Atlantic archipelago is located 320 km (200 mi) north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway and Iceland. The islands have a total area of about 1,400 sq km (540 sq mi).
The Faroe Islands are an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The terrain is rugged, and the climate is subpolar oceanic, with windy, wet, cloudy, and cool weather. Temperatures average above freezing throughout the year, hovering between 12 °C (54 °F) in summer and 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. Settlers introduced grass roofs to their shelters as an effective protection from the rain and cold.
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