Dantesøjlen

Dantesøjlen is a work of art in Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region. Dantesøjlen is situated nearby to the square Dantes Plads, as well as near The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tivoli Gardens and Dantes Plads.

Tivoli Gardens

Theme park

Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klampenborg, also in Denmark. Tivoli Gardens is situated 280 metres west of Dantesøjlen.

Dantes Plads

Square

Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dantes Plads is a public square located in front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek where it connects H. C. Andersens Boulevard to Vester Voldgade in central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Museum of Copenhagen

Museum

Photo: Lauren Friedman, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum of Copenhagen is the official museum of Copenhagen, Denmark, documenting the city's history from the 12th century to the present. Museum of Copenhagen is situated 140 metres north of Dantesøjlen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postbyen and Christianshavn.

Postbyen

Neighborhood

Photo: Dannebrog Spy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Postbyen is a neighborhood.

Christianshavn

Photo: Elgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Christianshavn is a district east of the inner city of Copenhagen. Once a working-class neighbourhood, today Christianshavn is a trendy part of the city with its own unique identity. people from all walks of life, live side-by-side among cool cafes, old school bodegas, fancy restaurants and charming 19th-century houses along picturesque canals.

Meatpacking District

Suburb

Photo: Riemann, Public domain.

Kødbyen is a district of Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated between the railway lines going into Copenhagen Central Station and Sønder Boulevard.

Dantesøjlen

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Indre By, Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.6732° or 55° 40′ 24″ north

Longitude

12.57298° or 12° 34′ 23″ east

Inception

1924

Open location code

9F7JMHFF+75

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2168995383

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters and Arkæologisk Værksted.

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