Round tower

The Round Tower is a 17th-century tower in , , one of the many architectural projects of Christian IV. Built as an astronomical , it is noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the platform at the top, and its views over Copenhagen.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 17 metres (56 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1642
  • …stands 35 metres (114 feet) tall
  • Description: 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Also known as
    “Runde Turm”
    “Rundetaarn”
    “Rundetårn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinitatis Kirke and castle Rosenborg.
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The Trinitatis Church is located in central , .
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Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in , Denmark. is situated 490 metres north of Round tower.
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The is the Lutheran cathedral of . is situated 290 metres southwest of Round tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Copenhagen and Nyboder.
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is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in , .
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is a district in , .

Round tower

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Latitude
55.68136° or 55° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.57579° or 12° 34′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F7JMHJG+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1011492033
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6949479
Wiki­data ID
Q1140534

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Round tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rundetårn”
  • Chinese: “兰多塔”
  • Chinese: “圆塔”
  • Chinese: “圓塔”
  • Czech: “Kulatá věž”
  • Czech: “Rundetaarn”
  • Czech: “Rundetårn”
  • Danish: “Rundetaarn”
  • Danish: “Rundetårn”
  • Dutch: “Ronde Toren”
  • Dutch: “Rundetaarn”
  • Dutch: “Rundetarn”
  • Dutch: “Rundetårn”
  • Esperanto: “Rundetårn”
  • Estonian: “Rundetarn”
  • Estonian: “Rundetårn”
  • Finnish: “Kööpenhaminan pyöreä torni”
  • Finnish: “Pyöreä torni”
  • Finnish: “Rundetårn”
  • French: “Rundetaarn”
  • French: “Rundetarn”
  • French: “Rundetårn”
  • French: “Tour ronde de Copenhague”
  • French: “Tour Ronde”
  • Georgian: “რუნდეტაარნი”
  • German: “Runder Turm”
  • German: “Rundetaarn”
  • German: “Rundetarn”
  • German: “Rundetårn”
  • Hebrew: “רונדטארן”
  • Hungarian: “Kerek torony”
  • Hungarian: “Rundetårn”
  • Icelandic: “Sívaliturn”
  • Ido: “Ronda Turmo”
  • Interlingua: “Rundetårn”
  • Interlingua: “Turre Rotunde”
  • Italian: “Rundetarn”
  • Italian: “Rundetårn”
  • Japanese: “コペンハーゲン天文台”
  • Japanese: “ラウンドタワー (コペンハーゲン)”
  • Japanese: “円塔”
  • Korean: “룬데토른”
  • Lithuanian: “Apvalusis bokštas Rundetaarn”
  • Macedonian: “Округла кула”
  • Macedonian: “Рундеторн”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rundetårn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rundetårn”
  • Norwegian: “Rundetårn”
  • Portuguese: “Rundetarn”
  • Portuguese: “Rundetårn”
  • Russian: “Круглая башня”
  • Russian: “Круглая Башня”
  • Russian: “Рундетарн”
  • Russian: “Рунторн”
  • Serbian: “Округли торањ”
  • Slovenian: “Rundetaarn”
  • Spanish: “Rundetarn”
  • Spanish: “Rundetårn”
  • Spanish: “Torre Redonda”
  • Swedish: “Runde Taarn”
  • Swedish: “Runde tårn”
  • Swedish: “Rundetårn”
  • Ukrainian: “Кругла вежа”

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