Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen is a work of art in Odense Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. Hans Christian Andersen is situated nearby to the church Saint Canute’s Cathedral, as well as near the garden Klosterhaven.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: statue
Inscription: “Hans Christian Andersen født I Odense 2 april 1805”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Canute’s Cathedral and Odense City Hall.

Saint Canute’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Jebulon, CC0.

St. Canute's Cathedral, also known as Odense Cathedral, is named after the Danish king Canute the Saint, otherwise Canute IV. It is a fine example of Brick Gothic architecture.

Odense City Hall houses the administrative offices of Odense Municipality in the city of Odense on the Danish island of Funen. Today's building was designed by Johan Daniel Herholdt and Carl Lendorf in the Historicist style, inspired by Italian buildings such as the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena which it closely resembles. Odense City Hall is situated 130 metres northwest of Hans Christian Andersen.

St. Alban’s Church

Church

Photo: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Alban's Church is the Roman Catholic parish church of Odense, Denmark. It should not be confused with the medieval church of St. Alban's Priory where King Canute IV was murdered in 1086, and which was later replaced with St. Canute's Cathedral. St. Alban’s Church is situated 160 metres northeast of Hans Christian Andersen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odense and Hunderup.