Copenhagen Statues, Scenes, and Spaces

Søfartsmonumentet (Maritime Monument) sculpted by Svend Rathsack, and located on the Langelinie. The classical angel with laurel wreath, presides over wrecks in modern bas relief

Seeing København

Scandinavia is beautiful but a photographer in the north countries has to work fast when the sun shines and make do during the frequent overcasts. Grey skies can make for dark interiors with strangely bright windows, as you'll see in this gallery. Amid the challenges of shadow and highlight, Copenhagen continues to be visually stimulating and a seemingly endless ability to surprise and delight.

The flagship store of Magasin chain of department stores. The chain originally opened a shop here when this was the Hotel du Nord in 1870

A glowing gilt palace room with chandelier

Interior of the Marble Church. The magnificent dome covers most of the pews, rather than just the altar

The Marble Church's dome from inside. See the exterior in this post. The magenta hue below the windows was not added

The Gefion fountain celebrates the creation of the Danish island of Zealand, which in myth was plowed from Sweden by the goddess, Gefion, clearly a badass. See the Prose Edda for more

A wooden car bridge with workmanship the vikings would recognize

Beyond the fountain in the Amaliehaven is an old pal from my last post

In Copenhagen, these fellows are called dragons. They can be found on walls and in fountains spraying water from their elephant's trunks!

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Did you see my other recent Scandinavian travel posts?

Denmark

• Copenhagen Canals and Streets
• Changing of the Guard - Copenhagen
• Copenhagen Alleys, Kirken and a Palace
• Rundestaarn - The Round Tower of Copenhagen

Sweden

• Helsingborg - Swedish Port on the Øresund
• Swedish Ceramics Center and Food Hall
• Cattle on the Kulla and Hogs Downtown - Sweden
• Swedish Architecture
• Sailing in Southern Sweden
• Mölle Swedish Gem by the Sea
• Floating Maritime Museum in Gothenburg
• The Streets and Roofs of Gothenburg
• Viking Loot - Museum of Gothenburg
• Sweden's Second City with a Second Name

Norway & Svalbard

• A Fountain and Many Buildings in Oslo
• Oslo Photo Gallery Part 2
• Oslo Photo Gallery Part 1
• Risen Ships of the Norse - Oslo
• Winning the South Pole – Oslo
• Urban Iceberg - Oslo
• Svalbard - A Short Visit to Longyear Town

All of the content in my posts is original and the photos are Copyright © Nick Kraft.

I was traveling light. These images were taken with a small Samsung point-and-shoot camera or a smartphone!

Thank you!

Nick